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dovetail

/'dəvteɪl/

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noun
a mortise joint formed by interlocking tenons and mortises
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dovetail joint

type of:
mortise-and-tenon joint mortise joint
verb
fit together tightly, as if by means of a dovetail
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type of:
fit

Definition that contains dovetail

interlocking linked or locked closely together as by dovetailing
interwoven linked or locked closely together as by dovetailing
dovetail fit together tightly, as if by means of a dovetail
interlinking linked or locked closely together as by dovetailing
interlacing linked or locked closely together as by dovetailing
dovetail plane a woodworking plane designed to make the grooves for dovetail joints