I. noun Date: 1573 something resembling a dove's tail, II. verb Date: circa 1656 transitive verb 1. to join by means of ~s, to cut to a ~, 2. to fit skillfully to form a whole, to fit together with, intransitive verb to fit together into a whole
DOVETAIL
Meaning of DOVETAIL in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012