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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) | ||
tenon n 1: a projection at the end of a piece of wood that is shaped to fit into a mortise and form a mortise joint | ||
2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 | ||
Tenon \Ten"on\, v. t. To cut or fit for insertion into a mortise, as the end of a piece of timber. [1913 Webster] | ||
3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 | ||
Tenon \Ten"on\, n. [F., fr. tenir to hold. See Tenable.] (Carp. & Join.) 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. [1913 Webster] Tenon saw, a saw with a thin blade, usually stiffened by a brass or steel back, for cutting tenons. [Corruptly written tenant saw.] --Gwilt. [1913 Webster] | ||
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