Definitions from Wiktionary (mortise)
▸ noun: (woodworking) A hole that is made to receive a tenon so as to form a joint.
▸ noun: Stability; power of adhesion.
▸ verb: (transitive, woodworking) To cut a mortise in.
▸ verb: (transitive, woodworking) To join by a mortise and tenon.
▸ verb: (typography) To adjust the horizontal space between selected pairs of letters; to kern.
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▸ noun: (woodworking) A hole that is made to receive a tenon so as to form a joint.
▸ noun: Stability; power of adhesion.
▸ verb: (transitive, woodworking) To cut a mortise in.
▸ verb: (transitive, woodworking) To join by a mortise and tenon.
▸ verb: (typography) To adjust the horizontal space between selected pairs of letters; to kern.
▸ Also see mortise
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