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
(Or tenant) The end of a piece of wood fashioned into a shape, usually rectangular, which is received by a cavity of like dimensions, termed the mortise, in another piece
A projection at the end of a piece of wood which locates into a slot called a mortise in another piece This is a standard joint for many woodworking tasks