mortise n a square hole made to receive a tenon and so to form a joint v cut a hole for a tenon in v join by a tenon and mortise Usage(s) He shows how to design and build a flying buttress, cast a bell in bronze, use the mortise-and-tenon method on the roof beams. It leaves overlapping, mortise-type breaks with "sticky" ends. A chisel of the same size was used to mortise the rungs into the uprights. Synonym(s) mortice
News & Articles mortise Categories With no opponent to challenge him for his third two-year term, Councilor John B. Mortise, Republican representative of the Second Ward aims to continue his focus on cleaning up the ward. Nov. 2, 2013 - Rome Sentinel