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Six example sentences with mortice, each labelled with its topic.
The carpenter chiseled a mortice into the upright post so the beam's tongue would slide in and lock.
Architecture
Medieval barns were raised without nails, every beam pegged into a mortice cut with hand tools.
History
The sculptor left a shallow mortice in the base, so the bronze figure could be dropped in and pinned.
Art
A cello's neck sits in a mortice cut into the top block, and a loose fit will buzz on every low note.
Music
The CNC machine drills a square mortice in seconds, and the tenon from the next station drops straight in.
Technology
The joinery firm charges extra for a hand cut mortice, and clients who want heirloom furniture rarely object.
Business
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