mortise
noun/ˈmɔːtɪs/
/ˈmɔːrtɪs/
(also mortice)
(specialist)- a hole cut in a piece of wood, etc. to receive the end of another piece of wood, so that the two are held together see also tenonWord Originlate Middle English: from Old French mortaise.
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