MORTISE


Meaning of MORTISE in English

n. & v. (also mortice)

--n. a hole in a framework designed to receive the end of another part, esp. a tenon.

--v.tr.

1. join securely, esp. by mortise and tenon.

2 cut a mortise in.

Phrases and idioms:

mortise lock a lock recessed into a mortise in the frame of a door or window etc.

Etymology: ME f. OF mortoise f. Arab. murtazz fixed in

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.