How many syllables in Tenon
Word
Tenon
How many syllables?
2 Syllables
How it's divided?
ten-on
Definition
- n. - A projecting member left by cutting away the wood around it,
and made to insert into a mortise, and in this way secure together the
parts of a frame; especially, such a member when it passes entirely
through the thickness of the piece in which the mortise is cut, and
shows on the other side. Cf. Tooth, Tusk.
- v. t. - To cut or fit for insertion into a mortise, as the end of
a piece of timber.
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