mortice

[ mawr-tis ]
/ ˈmɔr tɪs /

noun, verb (used with object), mor·ticed, mor·tic·ing.

mortise.

Words nearby mortice

mortgage bond, mortgage rate, mortgagee, mortgagee clause, mortgagor, mortice, mortician, mortiferous, mortification, mortify, mortimer

Definition for mortice (2 of 2)

mortise

or mor·tice

[ mawr-tis ]
/ ˈmɔr tɪs /

noun

a notch, hole, groove, or slot made in a piece of wood or the like to receive a tenon of the same dimensions.
a deep recess cut into wood for any of several other purposes, as for receiving a mortise lock.
Printing. a space cut out of a plate, especially for the insertion of type or another plate.

verb (used with object), mor·tised, mor·tis·ing.

Origin of mortise

1350–1400; Middle English morteys, mortaise < Anglo-French mortais(e), Old French mortoise, of obscure origin

OTHER WORDS FROM mortise

mor·tis·er, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for mortice

mortise

mortice

/ (ˈmɔːtɪs) /

noun

a slot or recess, usually rectangular, cut into a piece of wood, stone, etc, to receive a matching projection (tenon) of another piece, or a mortise lock
printing a cavity cut into a letterpress printing plate into which type or another plate is inserted

verb (tr)

to cut a slot or recess in (a piece of wood, stone, etc)
to join (two pieces of wood, stone, etc) by means of a mortise and tenon
to cut a cavity in (a letterpress printing plate) for the insertion of type, etc

Derived forms of mortise

mortiser, noun

Word Origin for mortise

C14: from Old French mortoise, perhaps from Arabic murtazza fastened in position