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dovetailing

/duhv-teyl/US // ˈdʌvˌteɪl //UK // (ˈdʌvˌteɪl) //

燕尾服,燕尾槽,燕尾榫,燕尾形

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Carpentry.

    • : a tenon broader at its end than at its base; pin.
    • : a joint formed of one or more such tenons fitting tightly within corresponding mortises.
  1. 1
    • : Carpentry. to join or fit together by means of a dovetail or dovetails.
    • : to join or fit together compactly or harmoniously.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • That's the purpose behind the campaign, dovetailing with many other efforts to achieve the same effect.

  • The pieces are firmly dovetailed together, the front being clean and the dovetailing blind.

  • Eventually however, the bones come close together, and are joined by a curious kind of dovetailing.

  • An alternative method of dovetailing is that of cutting the dovetails first, as shown at Fig. 283.

  • Then at Fig. 293 are shown two familiar examples of dovetailing the bearer to the carcase end of a dressing table or washstand.

  • This shows the necessity of bevelled dovetailing in order that the drawer front may be kept as thin and light as possible.