mortise-and-tenon joint mor·ti·seand·tenonjoint uncommon noun 1. a joint made by inserting tenon on one piece into mortise holes in the other Synonymsmortise jointmortise-and-tenon joint Related words Broader terms joint Narrower terms dovetailtongue and groove joint Part of mortisetenon WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.
