mortises in English
noun
1
a hole or recess cut into a part, designed to receive a corresponding projection (a tenon) on another part so as to join or lock the parts together.
With an octagonal cross section, the frame of the pagoda is completely made of wooden parts solidly linked by many mortises and tenons held together by a sophisticated system of brackets, in 54 different varieties.
verb
1
join securely by using a mortise and tenon.
Helping to compensate for this are the joined struts that are mortised and tenoned to both the joists and rafters, in effect converting each rafter-joist pair into what might be described as the most primitive form of truss.
noun
mortice
verb
mortice
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Below are sample sentences containing the word "mortises" from the English Dictionary. We can refer to these sentence patterns for sentences in case of finding sample sentences with the word "mortises", or refer to the context using the word "mortises" in the English Dictionary.
1. FRP pultruded tenons are used to connect aligned mortises for adjacent panels.
2. Because no mortises or tenons were required, less lumber and time was needed for construction of this barn.