mortise

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for mortise

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mortise : කප්පිලි කරනවා

mortise : කප්පිල්ල

mortise : කුඩිම්බි හිල

mortise : විදමන

mortise : කප්පිලි ගහනවා

mortise : කුඩිම්බි හිරුව

mortise : තව්ව

mortise definition

Noun. A cavity cut into a piece of timber, or other material, to receive something (as the end of another piece) made to fit it, and called a tenon.

Transitive verb.

  1. To cut or make a mortisein.
  2. To join or fasten by a tenon and mortise; as, to mortise a beam into a post, or a joist into a girder.