mortise

Etymology
From, from , from , from.

Noun

 * 1)  A hole that is made to receive a tenon so as to form a joint.
 * 2) Stability; power of adhesion.
 * 1) Stability; power of adhesion.
 * 1) Stability; power of adhesion.
 * 1) Stability; power of adhesion.

Translations

 * Bulgarian:
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 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech:
 * Finnish:, ,
 * French:
 * Galician:
 * German: Einsteckschloss, Zapfenloch
 * Hebrew: ,
 * Ido:
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: ほぞ穴, 枘穴
 * Russian:, , , ,
 * Tagalog: bakam,

Verb

 * 1)  To cut a mortise in.
 * 2)  To join by a mortise and tenon.
 * 3)  To adjust the horizontal space between selected pairs of letters; to kern.
 * 1)  To adjust the horizontal space between selected pairs of letters; to kern.