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morteys

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Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old French mortaise, from Arabic مورتاز (murtazz, fastened).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mɔrˈtæi̯s/, /ˈmɔrtis/

Noun

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morteys

  1. An orifice, hole, or hollow.
  2. (rare) A mortise (hole for a tenon)

Descendants

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  • English: mortise, mortice

References

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