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Raremortise
The correct spelling is mortise.
How to pronounce mortise
noun
IPA: /ˈmɔː(ɹ).təs/
Say it like: Mor-tis-e
The correct spelling is mortise. A hole that is made to receive a tenon so as to form a joint.
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Meanings
noun
- 1.A hole that is made to receive a tenon so as to form a joint.
- 2.Stability; power of adhesion.
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.
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