DOVETAIL
\dˈʌvte͡ɪl], \dˈʌvteɪl], \d_ˈʌ_v_t_eɪ_l]\
Definitions of DOVETAIL
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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By Princeton University
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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A flaring tenon, or tongue (shaped like a bird's tail spread), and a mortise, or socket, into which it fits tightly, making an interlocking joint between two pieces which resists pulling a part in all directions except one.
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To cut to a dovetail.
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To join by means of dovetails.
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To fit in or connect strongly, skillfully, or nicely; to fit ingeniously or complexly.
By Oddity Software
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A flaring tenon, or tongue (shaped like a bird's tail spread), and a mortise, or socket, into which it fits tightly, making an interlocking joint between two pieces which resists pulling a part in all directions except one.
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To cut to a dovetail.
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To join by means of dovetails.
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To fit in or connect strongly, skillfully, or nicely; to fit ingeniously or complexly.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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A mode of fastening boards together by fitting pieces shaped like a dove's tail spread out into corresponding cavities.
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To fit one thing into another.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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