Word Meaning

mortise definition and meaning

n. A cavity cut into a piece of timber, or other material, to receive something (as the end of another piece) made to fit it, and called a tenon.
v. t. To cut or make a mortisein.
v. t. To join or fasten by a tenon and mortise; as, to mortise a beam into a post, or a joist into a girder.

Crossword clues for mortise

- Joint, ... and tenon
- Lock slot
- Wood joint slot