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Definition of Mortice
1. Noun. A square hole made to receive a tenon and so to form a joint.
Generic synonyms: Hole
Group relationships: Mortise Joint, Mortise-and-tenon Joint
Derivative terms: Mortise, Mortise
2. Verb. Cut a hole for a tenon in.
3. Verb. Join by a tenon and mortise.
Definition of Mortice
1. Noun. (alternative spelling of mortise) ¹
2. Verb. (alternative spelling of mortise) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Mortice
1. to mortise [v -TICED, -TICING, -TICES] - See also: mortise
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mortice
Literary usage of Mortice
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Year-book of Facts in Science and Art by John Timbs (1843)
"PATENT CYLINDRICAL mortice LOCK. THIS Lock, patented by Mr. Gerish, ... The mortice
Lock before us, strong enough for a room-door, is six inches long, ..."
2. A Dictionary of Architecture and Building, Biographical, Historical, and by Russell Sturgis (1901)
"Chase mortice. One which is extended on one side by a chase or groove of the same
width, the bottom of the chase made sloping, so as to form an incline from ..."
3. The Works' Manager's Hand-book of Modern Rules, Tables, and Data for Civil by Walter S. Hutton (1901)
"The wood teeth of a mortice wheel are made thicker than the teeth of its iron
... Width of mortice or shank of wood cog = i inch narrower than the face of ..."
4. The Practical Engineer's Hand-book: Comprising a Treatise on Modern Engines by Walter S. Hutton (1911)
"mortice wheels, or wheels with teeth of hornbeam- wood, ... The wood-cogs of a
mortice wheel are made thicker than the teeth of its fellow or iron wheel, ..."
5. The Mechanic's, Machinist's, and Engineer's Practical Book of Reference by Charles Haslett, Charles William Hackley (1859)
"and DC, be nearly, if not quite, one third of the distance AD ; for if much less,
the piece left between the mortice will add but very little to the ..."
6. The Elements of Machine Design by William Cawthorne Unwin (1894)
"(See Longridge, 'Report of Boiler Insurance Association,' 1883, p. 18.) 187.
mortice wheels.—When wheels are run at high ..."
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