tenons

noun

Meaning

A projecting member left by cutting away the wood around it, and made to insert into a mortise, and in this way secure together the parts of a frame.
To make into a tenon.
To fit with tenons.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

nous(English)mortice(English)crosspieces(English)baluster(English)countersink(English)mortise(English)newel post(English)quoins(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

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