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NounPlural: tenons |
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| tenon - a projection at the end of a piece of wood that is shaped to fit into a mortise and form a mortise joint | ||
| projection any structure that branches out from a central support | ||
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- tenon (Noun)
A projecting member left by cutting away the wood around it, and made to insert into a mortise, and in this way secure together the parts of a frame. - tenon (Verb)
To make a tenon.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- tenon (n.)
A projecting member left by cutting away the wood around it, and made to insert into a mortise, and in this way secure together the parts of a frame; especially, such a member when it passes entirely through the thickness of the piece in which the mortise is cut, and shows on the other side. Cf. Tooth, Tusk. - tenon (v. t.)
To cut or fit for insertion into a mortise, as the end of a piece of timber.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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tenon
A projecting member left by cutting away the wood around it, and made to insert into a mortise, and in this way secure together the parts of a frame.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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tenon
ten′un, n. a projection at the end of a piece of wood inserted into the socket or mortise of another, to hold the two together.—v.t. to fit with tenons.—ns. Ten′oner, a machine for forming tenons; Ten′on-saw, a thin back-saw for tenons, &c. [Fr. tenon—tenir, to hold—L. tenēre.]
Marine DictionaryUniversal Dictionary of the Marine ⚓️
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tenon
the end of a piece of timber cut smaller to enter into a mortise.
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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tenon
The square heel of a mast, cut for fitting into the step. Also, the end of any piece of timber which is fashioned to enter into a mortise in another piece; they are then said to be tenoned together; as, for instance, the stern-post is tenoned into the keel.
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