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Definition of: mortise
(môr′tis) noun
1. A space hollowed out, as in a timber, to receive a tenon or the like.
2. Figuratively, adhering power; firmness.
—v.t. ·tised, ·tis·ing
1. To cut or make a mortise in.
2. To join by a tenon and mortise. Also spelled mortice. [<OF mortaise <Arabic murtazza joined, fixed in]
a. Mortise.
b. Tenon.
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