单词 | dovetail |
释义 | dovetail/ˈdʌvteɪl /noun 1A joint formed by one or more tapered projections (tenons) on one piece which interlock with corresponding notches or recesses (mortises) in another.The joints would all be familiar to a carpenter - mortise and tenons, dovetails and wedges - but this was the traditional way in which iron structures were joined at the time....
1.1A tenon used in a dovetail joint, typically wider at its extremity.I purposely undersized my dovetail tenons slightly, to make the raising go well. verb 1 [with object] Join together by means of a dovetail.He explained his enthusiasm for bees, from a small child of eight years old and his stories of his family especially of his father, who made bee hives which were dovetailed and not nailed together....
Synonyms joint, join, fit together, link, interlock, splice, mortise, tenon 2Fit or cause to fit together easily and conveniently: [with object]: plan to enable parents to dovetail their career and family commitments [no object]: flights that dovetail with the working day...
Synonyms fit in, go together, be consistent, agree, accord, concur, coincide, match, fit, be in agreement, conform, equate, harmonize, fall in, be in tune, correlate, correspond, tally informal square North American informal jibe archaic quadrate |
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