1. a rectangular hole cut into a piece of wood or other material to receive a tenon
Usage: carpentry

1. to cut a mortice in something
Usage: carpentry
2. to join by means of a mortice and tenon
Usage: carpentry

Examples

• The carpenter cut a precise mortice in the wooden beam.
• Each mortice must be exactly the right size for its tenon.
• He morticed the joint carefully with his chisel.
• The furniture maker morticed the legs to the table top.
• A mortice and tenon joint creates a strong connection.
• She learned to mortice wood in her woodworking class.