English
Etymology
First attested circa w:fourteenth century|fourteenth century, from OF. mortaise, of uncertain origin.
Pronunciation
AHD: [môrtÄs]
Noun
mortise (also: mortice)
#A hole that is made to receive a tenon so as to form a joint
See also
mortise-and-tenon joint
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