Mortise

Pronunciation

• enPR: môrtÄ­s

Origin

First attested circa fourteenth century, from Old French mortaise, of uncertain origin.

Alternative forms

• mortice

Full definition of mortise

Noun

1. (woodworking) A hole that is made to receive a tenon so as to form a joint

Verb

1. (woodworking) To make a mortise.
2. (typography) To adjust the horizontal space between selected pairs of letters; to kern.

Anagrams

• erotism, moister