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mortised

Variant of mortise

noun

a hole or recess cut, as in a piece of wood, to receive a projecting part (tenon) shaped to fit into it, or to receive a lock

transitive verb mortised, mortising

to join or fasten securely, esp. with a mortise and tenon
to cut a mortise in

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