| 单词 | mortise lock |
| 释义 | mortise lock From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishDaily life, Technologymortise lockˈmortise lock noun [countable] British EnglishDTa strong lock that fits into a hole cut in the edge of a door SYN dead bolt American EnglishExamples from the Corpusmortise lock• It had a mortise lock, a simple keyhole and no key.• Fit a five-lever mortise lock to the back door, or supplement the existing lock with a mortise deadlock.Origin mortise lock (1700-1800) mortise “hole made for a part to fit into” ((14-21 centuries)), from Old French, probably from Arabic murtaj “locked” |
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