mortise : Idioms & Phrases

• (Carp.), made with a mortise and tenon; joined or united by means of a mortise and tenon; used adjectively.

Webster 1913

• noun a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus
  ankle; articulatio talocruralis; ankle joint.
  
• noun a joint made by inserting tenon on one piece into mortise holes in the other
  mortise joint.
  

WordNet

• a joint made by a mortise and tenon.

Webster 1913

• . See under Lock.

Webster 1913

• a cast-iron wheel, with wooden clogs inserted in mortises on its face or edge; also called mortise gear, and core gear.

Webster 1913

• noun a joint made by inserting tenon on one piece into mortise holes in the other
  mortise joint.
  

WordNet

• (Carp.), a mortise passing only partly through the timber in which it is formed.

Webster 1913