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Mortice (Verb)

Meaning 1

Join by a tenon and mortise.

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Examples

  • The carpenter carefully marked the wood to ensure precise cuts when she morticed it to receive the matching tenon on the adjacent piece.
  • After measuring the tenon on the timber leg, he proceeded to mortice the matching recess in the table top.
  • To assemble the cabinet, he began by morticing the shelves to accept the tenoned supports.
  • The task of morticing the doorframe was labor-intensive but provided added strength to the joint.
  • The craftsman skillfully morticed the wood for the handrail, allowing for a smooth and secure connection with the baluster.

Synonyms

  • Mortise

Related Words

  • Mortice (noun)

Meaning 2

Cut a hole for a tenon in.

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Examples

  • Mortice the top rail of the door frame to accept the tenon of the side panel.
  • Carefully mortice the wood to avoid any mistake or imperfection that can ruin the piece.
  • The woodworker morticed the shelf to fit securely into the cabinet.
  • To assemble the table, first mortice the legs to accept the apron tenons.
  • The experienced carpenter was able to mortice the beam without using any power tools.

Synonyms

  • Mortise

Hypernyms

  • Cut

Related Words

  • Mortice (noun)
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