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mortise
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mortise [′mȯrd·əs]
(engineering)
A groove or slot in a timber for holding a tenon.


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I hope the answer, at least for Washington coverage, will lie in consistent editorial sorting of the official news of the day; clear and reliable reporting and interpretation of what politicians are doing; and an ability, still under development within the news business, to spot and raise important stories long before the Dick Mortises of the world are prepared to have their candidates face them.
New Wave" design with its overuse of lines and dots, mortises, diagonal as well as scattered thrusts, and nose-thumbing letterspacing-in short, its celebration of amateurism-subsided somewhat in the 1980s, but the fashion magazines continued on a design binge.
Smith & Hawken selects only the highest grades of teak -- heirloom crafted with interlocking mortises and tenons, moisture-sealed joints and solid brass hardware.
 
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