'Dovetailed' definitions:

Definition of 'Dovetailed'

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]