dovetail in Chinese
dovetail in Chinese is 装订 — dovetail means a woodworking joint in which wedge-shaped projections on one piece interlock with matching slots on another.
dovetail in Chinese
装订
Pronounced: zhuāng dìng
(chiefly, woodworking) To unite (components) with a dovetail (noun sense 2.1) or similar joint.
What does "dovetail" mean?
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noun A woodworking joint in which wedge-shaped projections on one piece interlock with matching slots on another.
"The carpenter cut a row of dovetails to join the drawer sides."
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verb To fit or combine two or more things together well.
"Her research dovetails with earlier work on the same subject."
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dovetail in a sentence
- The carpenter cut a row of dovetails to join the drawer sides.
- You can spot handmade furniture by the neat dovetails at the corners.
- Her research dovetails with earlier work on the same subject.
- The two plans dovetail nicely, so we can run them side by side.
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What is "dovetail" in Chinese?
"dovetail" in Chinese is 装订. dovetail means: A woodworking joint in which wedge-shaped projections on one piece interlock with matching slots on another.
How do you pronounce 装订?
"dovetail" in Chinese is 装订, pronounced "zhuāng dìng".
How do you use "dovetail" in a sentence?
Example: "The carpenter cut a row of dovetails to join the drawer sides." In Chinese, "dovetail" is 装订.
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