'Dovetail' definitions:
Definition of 'dovetail'
(from WordNet)
noun
A mortise joint formed by interlocking tenons and mortises [syn: dovetail, dovetail joint]
verb
Fit together tightly, as if by means of a dovetail
Definition of 'Dovetail'
From: GCIDE
- Dovetail \Dove"tail`\, n. (Carp.) 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. [1913 Webster]
- Dovetail molding (Arch.), a molding of any convex section arranged in a sort of zigzag, like a series of dovetails.
- Dovetail saw (Carp.), a saw used in dovetailing. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Dovetail'
From: GCIDE
- Dovetail \Dove"tail`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dovetailed; p. pr. & vb. n. Dovetailing.]
- 1. (Carp.) (a) To cut to a dovetail. (b) To join by means of dovetails. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To fit in or connect strongly, skillfully, or nicely; to fit ingeniously or complexly. [1913 Webster]
- He put together a piece of joinery so crossly indented and whimsically dovetailed . . . that it was indeed a very curious show. --Burke. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'dovetail'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accord,
- agree,
- ankle,
- answer to,
- articulate,
- articulation,
- assent,
- assort with,
- batten,
- batten down,
- be consistent,
- be of one,
- be uniform with,
- bolt,
- boundary,
- buckle,
- butt,
- button,
- cervix,
- check,
- check out,
- chime,
- clasp,
- cleat,
- clinch,
- clip,
- closure,
- coact,
- cohere,
- coincide,
- concur,
- conform,
- conform with,
- connecting link,
- connecting rod,
- connection,
- consist with,
- cooperate,
- correspond,
- coupling,
- elbow,
- embrace,
- engage,
- fall in together,
- fit in,
- fit together,
- gliding joint,
- go,
- go together,
- go with,
- hang together,
- harmonize,
- hasp,
- hinge,
- hinged joint,
- hip,
- hit,
- hitch,
- hold together,
- hook,
- interact,
- interchange,
- interface,
- interlace,
- interlock,
- intermesh,
- interplay,
- intersect,
- intertwine,
- interweave,
- interwork,
- jam,
- jibe,
- join,
- joining,
- joint,
- juncture,
- knee,
- knuckle,
- latch,
- link,
- lock,
- match,
- mesh,
- miter,
- mortise,
- nail,
- neck,
- overlap,
- parallel,
- peg,
- pin,
- pivot,
- pivot joint,
- rabbet,
- register,
- register with,
- respond to,
- rivet,
- scarf,
- screw,
- seam,
- sew,
- shoulder,
- sing in chorus,
- skewer,
- snap,
- sort with,
- square,
- square with,
- stand together,
- staple,
- stick,
- stitch,
- suture,
- symphysis,
- tack,
- tally,
- tie rod,
- toggle,
- toggle joint,
- union,
- wedge,
- weld,
- wrist,
- zipper