| 单词 | morticer |
| 释义 | morticer in British English (ˈmɔːtɪsə) noun a variant spelling of mortiser mortise in British English or mortice (ˈmɔːtɪs) noun 1. a slot or recess, usually rectangular, cut into a piece of wood, stone, etc, to receive a matching projection (tenon) of another piece, or a mortise lock 2. printing a cavity cut into a letterpress printing plate into which type or another plate is inserted verb (transitive) 3. to cut a slot or recess in (a piece of wood, stone, etc) 4. to join (two pieces of wood, stone, etc) by means of a mortise and tenon 5. to cut a cavity in (a letterpress printing plate) for the insertion of type, etc Derived forms mortiser (ˈmortiser) noun Word origin C14: from Old French mortoise, perhaps from Arabic murtazza fastened in position |
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