mortice

/'mɔ:tis/ Cách viết khác : (mortice) /'mɔ:tis/

Thân thiện

A carpenter cuts a mortice into a wooden beam.

Definition

1. Noun:

   • A square or rectangular hole cut into a piece of wood or other material to receive a projecting part (a tenon) from another piece, forming a joint: A mortice is the cavity or socket part of a mortise-and-tenon joint, a classic and strong woodworking connection.

2. Verb:

   • To join or fasten (pieces of wood) using a mortise and tenon joint: This describes the action of creating this specific type of joint.
   • To cut a mortice (a square hole) in a piece of material: This refers specifically to the act of making the socket.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:

  • The carpenter chiseled a precise mortice into the table leg.
  • The strength of the frame comes from the tight fit of the tenon into the mortice.

• Verb:

  • The timber beams were morticed together using traditional techniques.
  • You must mortice the post before you can insert the rail's tenon.

Advanced Usage

• "Mortice lock": A type of lock that is installed by cutting a pocket (mortice) into the edge of a door, making it more secure and aesthetically integrated than a surface-mounted lock.
  • For better security, they installed a mortice lock on the front door.

Variants and Related Words

• Mortise: The more common modern spelling, identical in meaning and usage to "mortice."
• Tenon (n): The projecting piece of wood shaped to fit into a mortice.
• Mortise-and-tenon joint (n): The complete joint comprising both the mortice (hole) and the tenon (projection).

Synonyms

• Noun: Socket, cavity, hole (specific to woodworking).
• Verb: Join, fit, slot (in the context of this specific technique).

Related Phrases

• To mortice in/into: To join by means of a mortice.
  • The stretcher was morticed into the legs of the chair.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a square hole made to receive a tenon and so to form a joint

Verb

1. join by a tenon and mortise
2. cut a hole for a tenon in

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