Defenition of the word tenon
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Defenition of the word tenon
- 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.
- a projection at the end of a piece of wood that is shaped to fit into a mortise and form a mortise joint
Meronymys for the word tenon
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- mortise joint
- mortise-and-tenon joint
Hypernyms for the word tenon
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