mortise: significado y definiciones

A usually rectangular cavity in a piece of wood, stone, or other material, prepared to receive a tenon and thus form a joint.

Printing A hole cut in a plate for insertion of type.

To join or fasten securely, as with a mortise and tenon.

To make a mortise in.

Printing To cut a hole in (a plate) for the insertion of type.

Printing To cut such a hole and insert (type).