mortice

mor·tice

M m

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [mawr-tis]
- /ˈmɔr tɪs/
- /ˈmɔː.tɪs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [mawr-tis]
- /ˈmɔr tɪs/

Definitions of mortice word

verb with object mortice to secure with a mortise and tenon. 1
verb with object mortice to cut or form a mortise in (a piece of wood or the like). 1
verb with object mortice to join securely. 1
verb with object mortice Printing. to cut metal from (a plate). to cut out metal from a plate and insert (new material) in its place. 1
noun mortice a notch, hole, groove, or slot made in a piece of wood or the like to receive a tenon of the same dimensions. 1
noun mortice a deep recess cut into wood for any of several other purposes, as for receiving a mortise lock. 1

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Origin of mortice

First appearance:

before 1350

One of the 20% oldest English words

1350-1400; Middle English morteys, mortaise < Anglo-French mortais(e), Old French mortoise, of obscure origin

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Parts of speech for Mortice

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Mortice

mortice popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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