Definition of "mortice" [mortice]

• Variant of mortise. (noun)

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• "Antony Calvert said ... rigger mortice is totally correct."
• "All should be done neatly, -- in a masterly manner were better -- I file and sandpaper over and over again until I get to my mind what now appears in plates 24 and 25, and you will see the neck end is finished, ready for insertion in the mortice, which is done later when the fingerboard is added."
• "I am sorry that we are deficient in some of the articles written for by you, namely the mortice Locks Blank Keys and Iron Sash Pullies; -- the balance of the Order however is executed and will be forwarded by first opportunity"