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Webster 1913 Edition
Tenon
Ten′on
,Noun.
[F., fr.
tenir
to hold. See Tenable
.] (Carp. & Join.)
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
. Tenon saw
, a saw with a thin blade, usually stiffened by a brass or steel back, for cutting tenons.
[Corruptly written
tenant saw
.] Gwilt.
Ten′on
,Verb.
T.
To cut or fit for insertion into a mortise, as the end of a piece of timber.
Webster 1828 Edition
Tenon
TEN'ON
,Noun.
Definition 2025
tenon
tenon
English
Noun
tenon (plural tenons)
- 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.
Derived terms
Translations
Translations
See also
Verb
tenon (third-person singular simple present tenons, present participle tenoning, simple past and past participle tenoned)
- To make a tenon
- First we'll tenon this part, then we'll make a mortise that will fit it on that part.
Anagrams
Latin
Etymology
Borrowing from Ancient Greek τένων (ténōn).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈte.noːn/, [ˈtɛ.noːn]
Noun
tenōn m (genitive tenōntis); third declension
Inflection
Third declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | tenōn | tenōntēs |
| genitive | tenōntis | tenōntum |
| dative | tenōntī | tenōntibus |
| accusative | tenōntem | tenōntēs |
| ablative | tenōnte | tenōntibus |
| vocative | tenōn | tenōntēs |
References
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “tenon”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.