[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

mortise \mor"tise\, n. f. mortaise; cf. sp. mortaja, ar.
   murtazz fixed, or w. mortais, ir. mortis, moirtis, gael.
   moirteis.
   a cavity cut into a piece of timber, or other material, to
   receive something as the end of another piece made to fit
   it, and called a tenon.
   1913 webster

   mortise and tenon carp., made with a mortise and tenon;
      joined or united by means of a mortise and tenon; -- used
      adjectively.

   mortise joint, a joint made by a mortise and tenon.

   mortise lock. see under lock.

   mortise wheel, a cast-iron wheel, with wooden clogs
      inserted in mortises on its face or edge; -- also called
      mortise gear, and core gear.
      1913 webster
see also:
mortise and tenon mortise joint mortise lock lock mortise wheel mortise gear 
core gear 

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