1. cutting a rectangular hole or slot (mortise) in wood to receive a tenon for joining pieces together
Usage: carpentry; woodworking

Examples

• The carpenter spent the morning morticing the wooden beams.
• He was morticing the door frame to fit the hinges properly.
• The apprentice learned the technique of morticing by hand.
• She used a chisel for morticing the joint in the oak table.
• The woodworker was morticing slots for the cabinet doors.
• After morticing the posts, he inserted the crossbeams.