mortice

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noun

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Alternative spelling of mortise.

One soon learned, however, that it was no easy thing to make wood do exactly as one required it. It looked quite easy in the masterly hands of the experienced pattern-maker, but the mysteries of dowelling and mortice and tenon were not uncovered in a week or two.

verb

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Alternative spelling of mortise.

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noun — a square hole made to receive a tenon and so to form a joint

mortise

verb — join by a tenon and mortise

mortise

verb — cut a hole for a tenon in

mortise

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One soon learned, however, that it was no easy thing to make wood do exactly as one required it. It looked quite easy in the masterly hands of the experienced pattern-maker, but the mysteries of dowel

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