Dovetail Definition and Meaning
By Muazma Batool — Published on March 29, 2023
Dovetail Definitions
A fan-shaped tenon that forms a tight interlocking joint when fitted into a corresponding mortise.
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A joint formed by interlocking one or more such tenons and mortises.
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To cut into or join by means of dovetails.
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To connect or combine precisely or harmoniously.
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To be joined together by means of dovetails.
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To combine or interlock into a unified whole
The nurses' schedules dovetailed, so that one was always on duty.
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The tail of a dove (family Columbidae); also, something having the shape of a dove's tail.
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In full dovetail joint: a type of joint where adjoining components are fastened by multiple tenons cut into wedge shapes resembling a dove's tail, which interlock with mortises having corresponding shapes.
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A tenon cut into a wedge shape resembling a dove's tail so that it interlocks with a mortise having a corresponding shape in a dovetail joint.
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(heraldry) A line resembling a dovetail joint (sense 2.1).
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(transitive)
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To unite (components) with a dovetail (noun sense 2.1) or similar joint.
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(figuratively)
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Of several things: to combine or fit together well.
The parts of your essay should dovetail so that it is cohesive and coherent.
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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.
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To cut to a dovetail.
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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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a mortise joint formed by interlocking tenons and mortises
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fit together tightly, as if by means of a dovetail
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