join with tenons, fit together using dovetails (Construction); join closely together
something in the shape of a dove's tail; projection shaped like a dove's tail (Construction); dovetail joint, joint comprised of a tenon and mortise
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Dovetail Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
Method of connecting parts of furniture with interlocking flared tenons that resemble a dove's tail.
Dovetail Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(v. t.)
To join by means of dovetails.
To join by means of dovetails.
(v. t.)
To fit in or connect strongly, skillfully, or nicely; to fit ingeniously or complexly.
To fit in or connect strongly, skillfully, or nicely; to fit ingeniously or complexly.
(v. t.)
To cut to a dovetail.
To cut to a dovetail.
(n.)
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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutA 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.
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.
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.
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.
2. to fit in or connect strongly, skillfully, or nicely; to fit ingeniously or complexly. he put together a piece of joinery so crossly indented and whimsically dovetailed that it was indeed a very curious show.
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be accordant; agree, accord, harmonize; correspond, tally, respond; meet, suit, fit, befit, do, adapt itself to; fall in with..
Israelis are united behind Ariel Sharon's offensive in the West Bank, which they see as proactive self-defense against suicide bombers. But they're sharply divided over what comes next. Many have expressed concern that Sharon appears to lack a political endgame, and some of those are now stepping forward with plans of their own. The Jerusalem Post reports growing enthusiasm for proposals by various non-partisan groups for getting out of the West Bank, withdrawing many of the Israeli settlements there and building a border fence to separate Israel from the Palestinians. That, of course, dovetails to some extent with what the Arab League has proposed. And also with the thinking of Israel's leading military theorist, the Hebrew University's Martin Van Creveld, who argued recently that "Whether because Mr Arafat does not want to end terrorism or because he cannot do so, another Oslo Agreement is not on the cards. Therefore Israel's one salvation is to get out and build a wall - a wall so high not even the birds can fly over it - and permit the Palestinians to establish their state on the other side of it, as the Saudi peace plan suggests?(TIME MAGAZINE)
Israelis are united behind Ariel Sharon's offensive in the West Bank, which they see as proactive self-defense against suicide bombers. But they're sharply divided over what comes next. Many have expressed concern that Sharon appears to lack a political endgame, and some of those are now stepping forward with plans of their own. The Jerusalem Post reports growing enthusiasm for proposals by various non-partisan groups for getting out of the West Bank, withdrawing many of the Israeli settlements there and building a border fence to separate Israel from the Palestinians. That, of course, dovetails to some extent with what the Arab League has proposed. And also with the thinking of Israel's leading military theorist, the Hebrew University's Martin Van Creveld, who argued recently that "Whether because Mr Arafat does not want to end terrorism or because he cannot do so, another Oslo Agreement is not on the cards. Therefore Israel's one salvation is to get out and build a wall - a wall so high not even the birds can fly over it - and permit the Palestinians to establish their state on the other side of it, as the Saudi peace plan suggests?(TIME MAGAZINE)
Noun
1. a mortise joint formed by interlocking tenons and mortises
(synonym) dovetail joint
(hypernym) mortise joint, mortise-and-tenon joint
Verb
1. fit together tightly, as if by means of a dovetail
(hypernym) fit
(cause) fit, go
(derivation) dovetail joint
Dovetail Definition from Government Dictionaries & Glossaries
World War II rehearsal in Fiji of the operation to capture Guadalcanal and a lodgement in the southern Solomon Islands (a sub-task of PESTILENCE)
Dovetail Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
Deep Ocean VEntilation Through Antarctic Intermediate Layers program
Dovetail Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
A dovetail joint or simply dovetail is a joint technique most commonly used in woodworking joinery. Noted for its resistance to being pulled apart (tensile strength), the dovetail joint is commonly used to join the sides of a drawer to the front. A series of pins cut to extend from the end of one board interlock with a series of tails cut into the end of another board. The pins and tails have a trapezoidal shape. Once glued, a wooden dovetail joint requires no mechanical fasteners.
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