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mortice

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for mortice.

Editorial note

Others included MKS Toolkit (from Mortice Kerns Systems) and UWin (from AT&T / David Korn, of Korn Shell fame).

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Quick take

(woodworking) Alternative spelling of mortise. [(woodworking) A hole that is made to receive a tenon so as to form a joint.]

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of mortice gathered in one view.

noun

(woodworking) Alternative spelling of mortise. [(woodworking) A hole that is made to receive a tenon so as to form a joint.]

verb

(woodworking) Alternative spelling of mortise. [(transitive, woodworking) To cut a mortise in.]

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for mortice.

noun

(woodworking) Alternative spelling of mortise. [(woodworking) A hole that is made to receive a tenon so as to form a joint.]

verb

(woodworking) Alternative spelling of mortise. [(transitive, woodworking) To cut a mortise in.]

Example sentences

1

Others included MKS Toolkit (from Mortice Kerns Systems) and UWin (from AT&T / David Korn, of Korn Shell fame).

2

It is made since a brick would be 11.5 cm and the mortice 1 cm = ∑ 12.5 cm.

3

Did you consider doing any tests with a retaining dowel or some nails/screws through the mortice and tenon joint?

4

In the UK, stair handrails (for instance) used to be mortice and tennoned with a drawbored peg.

5

Plus the dovetail, mortice and tennon with wedges etc are still strong even after wood shrinkage has cracked the glue line.

6

The mortice locks are harder to pick and are usually substantially sturdier in construction.

7

Timber framed construction in Europe was nailless (wooden tree nails permitted) but the mortice and tenon joinery of Japan is in another league.

8

Pocket holes vs mortice and tenons vs dove tails vs dowling, etc.

9

I once replaced a series of mortice lever locks in a first house that were very worn after a decade of use.

10

One big commonality I found is that a woodworking joint (dovetail, mortice & tenon, etc) is equivalent to a software design pattern.

11

Watch for example his mortice and tenons how-to video.

12

It is easy to argue that sliced, dried, planed, mortice-tenon joined wood is processed, and that anyone calling it 'unprocessed' is being deceitful.

Quote examples

1

You'd want to combine a 5 lever mortice lock and a "yale style cylinder" lock.

2

Example: I mostly work with 3/4" thick material, which is a breeze to divide into 3 for 1/4" mortice and tenons.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use mortice in a sentence?

Others included MKS Toolkit (from Mortice Kerns Systems) and UWin (from AT&T / David Korn, of Korn Shell fame).

What does mortice mean?

(woodworking) Alternative spelling of mortise. [(woodworking) A hole that is made to receive a tenon so as to form a joint.]

What part of speech is mortice?

mortice is commonly used as noun, verb.