mortise-and-tenon joint

noun

A joint made by inserting a projecting tenon into a mortised slot.

Similar
mortise joint
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Meanings

nounmortise-and-tenon joint (plural mortise-and-tenon joints)

plural mortise-and-tenon joints

  1. artsA joint made by inserting a projecting tenon into a mortised slot.

    A keyed mortise-and-tenon joint is constructed the same as a doweled mortise and tenon joint except that the tenon projects far enough through the mortise to admit the insertion of a tapering key which draws the mortised piece firmly against the shoulder of the tenon.

    1918, Herman Frederick Rusch, Shop Work, Joinery-cabinet-making-carpentry, Chicago, Illinois, United States: University of Chicago Press, page 56

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna joint made by inserting tenon on one piece into mortise holes in the other

Similar
mortise joint
Broader
joint

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Catalan caixa i metxa, encaix de caixa i metxa
  • caixa i metxajoint
  • encaix de caixa i metxajoint
Chinese Mandarin 榫卯結構 /榫卯结构
  • 榫卯結構 /榫卯结构 (sǔn mǎo jiégòu)joint
Czech čepový spoj
  • čepový spojjoint
Danish tapsamling, mortise og tenon samling
  • tapsamlingjoint
  • mortise og tenon samlingjoint
Dutch pen en gat
  • pen en gatjoint
Finnish tappiliitos
  • tappiliitosjoint
French tenon et mortaise
  • tenon et mortaisejoint
German Schlitz und Zapfen
  • Schlitz und Zapfenjoint
Hebrew סין וגרז
  • סין וגרז (sin vegerez)joint
Indonesian purus dan lubang
  • purus dan lubangjoint
Italian tenone e mortasa
  • tenone e mortasajoint
Norwegian tappsammenføyning, hull og tapp
  • tappsammenføyningjoint
  • hull og tappjoint
Polish złącze ciesielskie poprzeczne
  • złącze ciesielskie poprzecznejoint
Portuguese caixa e espiga
  • caixa e espigajoint
Russian шипова́я вя́зка
  • шипова́я вя́зка (šipovája vjázka)joint
Spanish caja y espiga
  • caja y espigajoint
Turkish zıvana
  • zıvanajoint
Ukrainian шип у техніці
  • шип у техніці (šyp u texnici)joint
Welsh uniad mortais a thyno
  • uniad mortais a thynojoint
Cite this entry
APA

mortise-and-tenon joint. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mortise-and-tenon%20joint

MLA

“mortise-and-tenon joint.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mortise-and-tenon%20joint. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mortise-and-tenon joint,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mortise-and-tenon%20joint.

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