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n. Plural form of mortise.

v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mortise.

"Another thing which is confusing to the beginner in his efforts to lay out the mortises is the irregular placing of the rails."

mortised    mortises    mortising   

cut    hole    join    bring together   

chase mortise    mortise-and-tenon joint   

mortised    mortising   

hole    gain    dovetail    cocket    cog   

pin-tumbler    airhydraulic    actuating    ribcage    sulci    50-pound    6-shot    glasslike    firing pin    dewlap