1. a square hole made to receive a tenon and so to form a joint; [syn: mortise, mortice]
VERB (2)
1. cut a hole for a tenon in; [syn: mortise, mortice]
2. join by a tenon and mortise; [syn: mortice, mortise]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
mortice
n 1: a square hole made to receive a tenon and so to form a
joint [syn: mortise, mortice]
v 1: cut a hole for a tenon in [syn: mortise, mortice]
2: join by a tenon and mortise [syn: mortice, mortise]