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• mortise lock — n BrE [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: mortise hole made for a part to fit into (14 21 centuries), from Old French, probably from Arabic murtaj locked ] a strong lock that fits into a hole cut in the edge of a door American Equivalent: dead bolt …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Mortise and tenon — Diagram of a mortise (on left) and tenon joint The mortise and tenon joint has been used for thousands of years by woodworkers around the world to join pieces of wood, mainly when the adjoining pieces connect at an angle of 90°. In its basic form …   Wikipedia

• mortise — [môrt′is] n. [ME mortays < MFr mortaise, a mortise < Ar murtazza, joined, fixed in] a hole or recess cut, as in a piece of wood, to receive a projecting part (tenon) shaped to fit into it, or to receive a lock vt. mortised, mortising 1. to… …   English World dictionary

• mortise — (also mortice) ► NOUN ▪ a hole or recess designed to receive a corresponding projection (a tenon) so that the two are held together. ► VERB 1) join by a mortise and tenon. 2) cut a mortise in. ORIGIN Old French mortaise …   English terms dictionary

• mortise lock — mortise ,lock noun count a strong lock that fits into a hole cut into the frame around a door …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Mortise lock — The two main parts of a mortise lock. Left: the lock body, installed in the thickness of a door. This one has two bolts: a sprung latch at the top, and a locking bolt at the bottom. Right: the box keep, installed in the door jamb. A mortise lock… …   Wikipedia

• mortise — {{11}}mortise (n.) c.1400, hole or groove in which something is fitted to form a joint, from O.Fr. mortaise (13c.), possibly from Arabic murtazz fastened, pp. of razza cut a mortise in. Cf. Sp. mortaja. {{12}}mortise (v.) mid 15c., from MORTISE… …   Etymology dictionary

• mortise — n. & v. (also mortice) n. a hole in a framework designed to receive the end of another part, esp. a tenon. v.tr. 1 join securely, esp. by mortise and tenon. 2 cut a mortise in. Phrases and idioms: mortise lock a lock recessed into a mortise in… …   Useful english dictionary

• mortise lock — noun : a door lock inserted in a mortise * * * (or Brit mortice lock) noun, pl ⋯ locks [count] chiefly Brit : ↑dead bolt * * * ˈmortise lock f9 [mortise lock mortise locks] …   Useful english dictionary

• mortise — mortiser, n. /mawr tis/, n., v., mortised, mortising. n. 1. a notch, hole, groove, or slot made in a piece of wood or the like to receive a tenon of the same dimensions. 2. a deep recess cut into wood for any of several other purposes, as for… …   Universalium

• mortise lock — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms mortise lock : singular mortise lock plural mortise locks a strong lock that fits into a hole cut into the frame around a door …   English dictionary