Etymology

tenon

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Today it means: 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. Full definition →

Middle English tenoun ← Anglo-Norman tenoun ← Old French tenon
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  1. Old French · derived fromtenon
  2. Anglo-Norman · derived fromtenoun
  3. Middle English · inherited fromtenoun
  4. English todaytenon

From Middle English tenoun, tenown, tenon, from Anglo-Norman tenoun, from Old French tenon.

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