dovetailedadj.

Etymology: < dovetail n. + -ed suffix².Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈdovetailed.

1. Having a tail like a dove; shaped like a dove's tail; having a dovetail.

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the world > space > shape > flaring at extremity > [adjective] > having fan-shaped extremity

dovetailed1721

fan-tailed1812

1721 J. Perry Acct. Stopping Daggenham Breach 53 There is no other way..to secure the said bad Ground but by driving Dovetail'd Piles.

1726 G. Leoni tr. L. B. Alberti Architecture I. 50/2 Cramps..of Wood are..secured by their shape, which is..such..that for resemblance, they are call'd Swallow, or Dove-tail'd.

1838 J. Grant Sketches London 163 Some coal-heaver rejoicing in a dove-tailed hat, which overspreads his neck and shoulders.

2. Heraldry. Broken into dovetails, as a dividing line; cf. dovetail n. 2b.

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1869 J. E. Cussans Handbk. Heraldry (rev. ed.) ii. 46 The lines by which a shield is divided..may assume any of the following forms:..Dovetailed.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

ˈdovetailed adj. fitted together or compacted by dovetailing.

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society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > constructing or working with wood > [adjective] > joined > with specific joint

mortised1538

dovetailed1656

scarfed1704

tenoned1770

tongued and grooved1773

mitred1775

mitre-jointed1791

matched1833

stub-mortised1833

dadoed1859

lap-jointed1874

t. and g.1948

1656 T. Blount Glossographia Dovetaild, is a term among Joyners.

1775 B. Romans Conc. Nat. Hist. E. & W. Florida 200 A comfortable house of square cypress timber, dove-tailed.

1864 Sat. Rev. 31 Dec. 789 A ‘dovetailed and tesselated’ Cabinet.

单词	dovetailed
释义	dovetailedadj. Etymology: < dovetail n. + -ed suffix².Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈdovetailed. 1. Having a tail like a dove; shaped like a dove's tail; having a dovetail. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > flaring at extremity > [adjective] > having fan-shaped extremity dovetailed1721 fan-tailed1812 1721 J. Perry Acct. Stopping Daggenham Breach 53 There is no other way..to secure the said bad Ground but by driving Dovetail'd Piles. 1726 G. Leoni tr. L. B. Alberti Architecture I. 50/2 Cramps..of Wood are..secured by their shape, which is..such..that for resemblance, they are call'd Swallow, or Dove-tail'd. 1838 J. Grant Sketches London 163 Some coal-heaver rejoicing in a dove-tailed hat, which overspreads his neck and shoulders. 2. Heraldry. Broken into dovetails, as a dividing line; cf. dovetail n. 2b. ΚΠ 1869 J. E. Cussans Handbk. Heraldry (rev. ed.) ii. 46 The lines by which a shield is divided..may assume any of the following forms:..Dovetailed. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online September 2021). > as lemmas ˈdovetailed ˈdovetailed adj. fitted together or compacted by dovetailing. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > constructing or working with wood > [adjective] > joined > with specific joint mortised1538 dovetailed1656 scarfed1704 tenoned1770 tongued and grooved1773 mitred1775 mitre-jointed1791 matched1833 stub-mortised1833 dadoed1859 lap-jointed1874 t. and g.1948 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Dovetaild, is a term among Joyners. 1775 B. Romans Conc. Nat. Hist. E. & W. Florida 200 A comfortable house of square cypress timber, dove-tailed. 1864 Sat. Rev. 31 Dec. 789 A ‘dovetailed and tesselated’ Cabinet. extracted from dovetailv. < adj.1721 as lemmas
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dovetailedadj.

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