Definition of tenon in English:

tenon

noun ˈtɛnənˈtɛnən

A projecting piece of wood made for insertion into a mortise in another piece.
雄榫，榫舌，凸榫，榫头
a mortise and tenon joint
Example sentencesExamples
- We found the remains of five troughs made of wooden planks, connected by mortice and tenon joints.
- Usually, joiners cut, carved, and painted all the stiles, rails and panels before putting them together with mortise and tenon joints.
- Both the English and Dutch used heavy timbers to construct mortise and tenon frames.
- The frame is completely made of wooden parts solidly linked by many mortises and tenons held together by a sophisticated system of brackets.
- My joiners grumble when they are asked to make a projecting top with the mortice and tenon construction.
- Tenons have room to expand and contract within the mortise, avoiding splitting.
- One piece of wood has tenons that fit into matching sockets drilled into another piece of wood.
- These rails are held together by mortise and tenon joints.
- Some cabinet doors are held tightly together with long tenons, while others have short tenons that have loosened over time.
- Rafter pairs are joined directly to each joist by means of mortise and tenon joints.
- Instead of being a single piece of wood, this was in three separate joints linked with tenons and sockets.
- This shows a simple French mortise and tenon joint with a pin inserted for strength.
- The partitions at each side of the long drawers are made with five tenons that pierce the top of the case.
- They employ hand-chiseled mortises and tenons.
- When I got the paint off, I discovered dovetail and tenon construction from top to bottom.
- Each piece of furniture is built as if it were full size, with proper mortise and tenon joints rather than glue.
- The side boards of the base end in two long tenons that are pinned into the molded feet.
- A regular tenon provides all the strength the frame will need to stand up to time.
- The table makes use of the Japanese mortice and tenon joint, which is an elaborate and exacting piece of carpentry.
- The crew had difficulty in aligning the tenons on the top of the tower with the mortices on the bottom.

verb ˈtɛnənˈtɛnən

[with object]

1Join by means of a tenon.
用榫接合
the rail was tenoned into oak stiles
Example sentencesExamples
- The deep side rails are tenoned into shallow legs.
- The spindles are tenoned completely, then wedged into place.
- The joined struts are mortised and tenoned to both the joists and rafters.
- The thin drawer blades were merely tenoned into the case walls.
- All members are mortised and tenoned together with long tapered pins that secure the joints.
- The drawer rails inside the lower cabinets are tenoned to the case sides and partitions.
Synonyms
joint, join, fit together, link, interlock, splice, mortise
1. 1.1 Cut as a tenon.
  在（木料）上开榫
  the part to be tenoned is wider than the part to be mortised

Derivatives

tenoner

noun

Some machinery manufacturers are working to produce tenoners that can cut a curved arch in one through-feed.
Example sentencesExamples
- The tenoners were designed for accuracy over time and a dramatic reduction in set-up time.
- The double-end tenoner remains an indispensable feature of many fields of furniture production.
- The panels are manufactured with considerable care, sanded 3 times and cut with double end tenoners.
- These tenoners vary in size.

Origin

Late Middle English: from French, from tenir 'to hold', from Latin tenere.

Rhymes

Lennon, pennon

Definition of tenon in US English:

tenon

nounˈtɛnənˈtenən

A projecting piece of wood made for insertion into a mortise in another piece.
雄榫，榫舌，凸榫，榫头
a mortise and tenon joint
Example sentencesExamples
- Both the English and Dutch used heavy timbers to construct mortise and tenon frames.
- We found the remains of five troughs made of wooden planks, connected by mortice and tenon joints.
- They employ hand-chiseled mortises and tenons.
- Instead of being a single piece of wood, this was in three separate joints linked with tenons and sockets.
- These rails are held together by mortise and tenon joints.
- When I got the paint off, I discovered dovetail and tenon construction from top to bottom.
- The crew had difficulty in aligning the tenons on the top of the tower with the mortices on the bottom.
- The side boards of the base end in two long tenons that are pinned into the molded feet.
- One piece of wood has tenons that fit into matching sockets drilled into another piece of wood.
- Some cabinet doors are held tightly together with long tenons, while others have short tenons that have loosened over time.
- Rafter pairs are joined directly to each joist by means of mortise and tenon joints.
- The table makes use of the Japanese mortice and tenon joint, which is an elaborate and exacting piece of carpentry.
- The partitions at each side of the long drawers are made with five tenons that pierce the top of the case.
- The frame is completely made of wooden parts solidly linked by many mortises and tenons held together by a sophisticated system of brackets.
- A regular tenon provides all the strength the frame will need to stand up to time.
- Tenons have room to expand and contract within the mortise, avoiding splitting.
- Usually, joiners cut, carved, and painted all the stiles, rails and panels before putting them together with mortise and tenon joints.
- My joiners grumble when they are asked to make a projecting top with the mortice and tenon construction.
- This shows a simple French mortise and tenon joint with a pin inserted for strength.
- Each piece of furniture is built as if it were full size, with proper mortise and tenon joints rather than glue.

verbˈtɛnənˈtenən

[with object]usually be tenoned

1Join by means of a tenon.
用榫接合
the rail was tenoned into oak stiles
Example sentencesExamples
- The drawer rails inside the lower cabinets are tenoned to the case sides and partitions.
- All members are mortised and tenoned together with long tapered pins that secure the joints.
- The thin drawer blades were merely tenoned into the case walls.
- The spindles are tenoned completely, then wedged into place.
- The deep side rails are tenoned into shallow legs.
- The joined struts are mortised and tenoned to both the joists and rafters.
Synonyms
joint, join, fit together, link, interlock, splice, mortise
1. 1.1 Cut as a tenon.
  在（木料）上开榫
  the part to be tenoned is wider than the part to be mortised

Origin

Late Middle English: from French, from tenir ‘to hold’, from Latin tenere.

词汇	tenon
释义	Definition of tenon in English: tenon noun ˈtɛnənˈtɛnən A projecting piece of wood made for insertion into a mortise in another piece. 雄榫，榫舌，凸榫，榫头 a mortise and tenon joint Example sentencesExamples We found the remains of five troughs made of wooden planks, connected by mortice and tenon joints. Usually, joiners cut, carved, and painted all the stiles, rails and panels before putting them together with mortise and tenon joints. Both the English and Dutch used heavy timbers to construct mortise and tenon frames. The frame is completely made of wooden parts solidly linked by many mortises and tenons held together by a sophisticated system of brackets. My joiners grumble when they are asked to make a projecting top with the mortice and tenon construction. Tenons have room to expand and contract within the mortise, avoiding splitting. One piece of wood has tenons that fit into matching sockets drilled into another piece of wood. These rails are held together by mortise and tenon joints. Some cabinet doors are held tightly together with long tenons, while others have short tenons that have loosened over time. Rafter pairs are joined directly to each joist by means of mortise and tenon joints. Instead of being a single piece of wood, this was in three separate joints linked with tenons and sockets. This shows a simple French mortise and tenon joint with a pin inserted for strength. The partitions at each side of the long drawers are made with five tenons that pierce the top of the case. They employ hand-chiseled mortises and tenons. When I got the paint off, I discovered dovetail and tenon construction from top to bottom. Each piece of furniture is built as if it were full size, with proper mortise and tenon joints rather than glue. The side boards of the base end in two long tenons that are pinned into the molded feet. A regular tenon provides all the strength the frame will need to stand up to time. The table makes use of the Japanese mortice and tenon joint, which is an elaborate and exacting piece of carpentry. The crew had difficulty in aligning the tenons on the top of the tower with the mortices on the bottom. verb ˈtɛnənˈtɛnən [with object] 1Join by means of a tenon. 用榫接合 the rail was tenoned into oak stiles Example sentencesExamples The deep side rails are tenoned into shallow legs. The spindles are tenoned completely, then wedged into place. The joined struts are mortised and tenoned to both the joists and rafters. The thin drawer blades were merely tenoned into the case walls. All members are mortised and tenoned together with long tapered pins that secure the joints. The drawer rails inside the lower cabinets are tenoned to the case sides and partitions. Synonyms joint, join, fit together, link, interlock, splice, mortise 1.1 Cut as a tenon. 在（木料）上开榫 the part to be tenoned is wider than the part to be mortised Derivatives tenoner noun Some machinery manufacturers are working to produce tenoners that can cut a curved arch in one through-feed. Example sentencesExamples The tenoners were designed for accuracy over time and a dramatic reduction in set-up time. The double-end tenoner remains an indispensable feature of many fields of furniture production. The panels are manufactured with considerable care, sanded 3 times and cut with double end tenoners. These tenoners vary in size. Origin Late Middle English: from French, from tenir 'to hold', from Latin tenere. Rhymes Lennon, pennon Definition of tenon in US English: tenon nounˈtɛnənˈtenən A projecting piece of wood made for insertion into a mortise in another piece. 雄榫，榫舌，凸榫，榫头 a mortise and tenon joint Example sentencesExamples Both the English and Dutch used heavy timbers to construct mortise and tenon frames. We found the remains of five troughs made of wooden planks, connected by mortice and tenon joints. They employ hand-chiseled mortises and tenons. Instead of being a single piece of wood, this was in three separate joints linked with tenons and sockets. These rails are held together by mortise and tenon joints. When I got the paint off, I discovered dovetail and tenon construction from top to bottom. The crew had difficulty in aligning the tenons on the top of the tower with the mortices on the bottom. The side boards of the base end in two long tenons that are pinned into the molded feet. One piece of wood has tenons that fit into matching sockets drilled into another piece of wood. Some cabinet doors are held tightly together with long tenons, while others have short tenons that have loosened over time. Rafter pairs are joined directly to each joist by means of mortise and tenon joints. The table makes use of the Japanese mortice and tenon joint, which is an elaborate and exacting piece of carpentry. The partitions at each side of the long drawers are made with five tenons that pierce the top of the case. The frame is completely made of wooden parts solidly linked by many mortises and tenons held together by a sophisticated system of brackets. A regular tenon provides all the strength the frame will need to stand up to time. Tenons have room to expand and contract within the mortise, avoiding splitting. Usually, joiners cut, carved, and painted all the stiles, rails and panels before putting them together with mortise and tenon joints. My joiners grumble when they are asked to make a projecting top with the mortice and tenon construction. This shows a simple French mortise and tenon joint with a pin inserted for strength. Each piece of furniture is built as if it were full size, with proper mortise and tenon joints rather than glue. verbˈtɛnənˈtenən [with object]usually be tenoned 1Join by means of a tenon. 用榫接合 the rail was tenoned into oak stiles Example sentencesExamples The drawer rails inside the lower cabinets are tenoned to the case sides and partitions. All members are mortised and tenoned together with long tapered pins that secure the joints. The thin drawer blades were merely tenoned into the case walls. The spindles are tenoned completely, then wedged into place. The deep side rails are tenoned into shallow legs. The joined struts are mortised and tenoned to both the joists and rafters. Synonyms joint, join, fit together, link, interlock, splice, mortise 1.1 Cut as a tenon. 在（木料）上开榫 the part to be tenoned is wider than the part to be mortised Origin Late Middle English: from French, from tenir ‘to hold’, from Latin tenere.
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