dovetail – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
dovetail
v.
join with tenons, fit together using dovetails (Construction); join closely together
n.
something in the shape of a dove's tail; projection shaped like a dove's tail (Construction); dovetail joint, joint comprised of a tenon and mortise
Dovetail joint
A
dovetail joint or simply
dovetail is a
joinery technique most commonly used in
woodworking joinery (carpentry) including furniture, cabinets,
carcase construction] log buildings and traditional
timber framing. Noted for its resistance to being pulled apart (
tensile strength), the dovetail joint is commonly used to join the sides of a
drawer to the front. A series of
pins cut to extend from the end of one board interlock with a series of
tails cut into the end of another board. The pins and tails have a trapezoidal shape. Once glued, a wooden dovetail joint requires no mechanical fasteners.
dovetail
Noun
1. a mortise joint formed by interlocking tenons and mortises
(synonym) dovetail joint
(hypernym) mortise joint, mortise-and-tenon joint
Verb
1. fit together tightly, as if by means of a dovetail
(hypernym) fit
(cause) fit, go
(derivation) dovetail joint
dovetail
v.
přesně zapadat do sebe; spojit co na rybinu
n.
rybinový spoj
Dovetail
(v. t.)
To join by means of dovetails.
(v. t.)
To fit in or connect strongly, skillfully, or nicely; to fit ingeniously or complexly.
(v. t.)
To cut to a dovetail.
(n.)
A flaring tenon, or tongue (shaped like a bird's tail spread), and a mortise, or socket, into which it fits tightly, making an interlocking joint between two pieces which resists pulling a part in all directions except one.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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