mortise

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈmɔː(ɹ).tɪs/

Verb

transitive

(transitive, woodworking) To cut a mortise in. / (transitive, woodworking) To join by a mortise and tenon. / (typography) To adjust the horizontal space between selected pairs of letters; to kern.

Japanese Meaning

木工において、木材に溝（ほぞ穴）を切ること。 / 木工において、ほぞ穴とほぞを使って部材を接合すること。 / 組版において、選択された文字ペア間の水平スペースを調整（カーニングする）こと。

What is this buttons?

The carpenter must mortise the rail before fitting the tenon.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

大工はほぞを差し込むために、横木にほぞ穴を掘らなければならない。

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Sense（1）

(transitive, woodworking) To cut a mortise in.

A keyed mortise-and-tenon joint is constructed the same as a doweled mortise and tenon joint except that the tenon projects far enough through the mortise to admit the insertion of a tapering key which draws the mortised piece firmly against the shoulder of the tenon.

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Sense（2）

(transitive, woodworking) To join by a mortise and tenon.

Sense（3）

(typography) To adjust the horizontal space between selected pairs of letters; to kern.

mortises

（ present singular third-person ）

mortising

（ participle present ）

mortised

（ participle past ）

mortised

（ past ）

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