See also:

• MORTISE, or MORTICE (adapted from the Fr. mortaise; cf. Ital. mortise and Spanish mortaja; the origin is unknown; Celtic equivalents, such as Gaelic moirteis, are of French origin)

MORTISE, or MORTICE (adapted from the Fr. mortaise; cf. Ital. mortise and See also:

• SPANISH

Spanish mortaja; the origin is unknown; See also:

• CELTIC

Celtic equivalents, such as Gaelic moirteis, are of See also:

• FRENCH
• FRENCH, DANIEL CHESTER (1850– )
• FRENCH, NICHOLAS (1604-1678)

French origin) , a See also:

• TERM

term for a socket or cavity cut in a piece of See also:

• WOOD, ANTHONY A2 (1632-1695)
• WOOD, JOHN GEORGE (1827—1889)
• WOOD, MRS HENRY [ELLEN] (1814—1887)
• WOOD, SEARLES VALENTINE (1798—188o)

wood, or other material, into which a corresponding projecting end, a " tenon," fits, the two when fitted together forming a " See also:

• MORTISE, or MORTICE (adapted from the Fr. mortaise; cf. Ital. mortise and Spanish mortaja; the origin is unknown; Celtic equivalents, such as Gaelic moirteis, are of French origin)

mortise-See also:

• JOINT (through Fr. from Lat. junctum, jungere, to join)

joint," for fastening two beams or other pieces of See also:

• TIMBER

timber together .