1. имя существительное [технический термин] выемка, вырез, гнездо, паз, прорезь Синоним(ы): groove, slot 2. глагол [технический термин] 1) соединять с помощью шипа 2) долбить (дерево)
1) гнездо, паз (под шип); вырезать гнездо или паз (под шип) 2) скреплять при помощи шипа и паза
I. noun also mortice Etymology: Middle English mortays, from Anglo-French mortais a hole, groove, or slot into or through which some other part of an arrangement of parts fits or passes; especially a cavity cut into a piece of material (as timber) to receive a tenon — see dovetail illustration II. transitive verb also mortice (mortised; also morticed; mortising; also morticing) 1. to join or fasten securely; specifically to join or fasten by a tenon and mortise 2. to cut or make a mortise in