mortise (n.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict[mortise 词源字典]
c. 1400, "hole or groove in which something is fitted to form a joint," from Old French mortaise (13c.), possibly from Arabic murtazz "fastened," past participle of razza "cut a mortise in." Compare Spanish mortaja.[mortise etymology, mortise origin, 英语词源]
mortise (v.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict
mid-15c., from mortise (n.). Related: Mortised; mortising.