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(woodworking, often attributively) A type of joint where adjoining boards are fastened by interlocking fan-shaped cutouts.

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dovetail

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dovetail

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈdʌvteɪl/

Noun

attributive often

(woodworking, often attributively) A type of joint where adjoining boards are fastened by interlocking fan-shaped cutouts.

Japanese Meaning

木工で使用される接合方法。隣接する板が、扇形に切り欠かれた部分で互いに組み合わされるもの（いわゆる『ほぞ継ぎ』）。

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She examined the dovetail in the drawer to check for any gaps before staining the wood.

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彼女は木に塗装する前に、引き出しの蟻継ぎを調べて隙間がないか確認した。

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(woodworking, often attributively) A type of joint where adjoining boards are fastened by interlocking fan-shaped cutouts.

Besides this, another fine starfish came to my hands […] Its body hath ten corners, and it hath a star above with as many rays; each of these one may compare unto a sail of the windmills that the children run against the wind withall, or to a piece of such crosses that are broad before, and narrow where they meet together; that is the shape of a dovetail.

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dovetails

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