Difference between Mortice and Mortise

What is the difference between Mortice and Mortise?

Mortice as a noun is a hole that is made to receive a tenon so as to form a joint. while Mortise as a noun is a hole that is made to receive a tenon so as to form a joint

Mortice

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A hole that is made to receive a tenon so as to form a joint.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To cut a mortise in.

Mortise

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To make a mortise.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A hole that is made to receive a tenon so as to form a joint

We hope you now know whether to use Mortice or Mortise in your sentence.

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