tenon
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tenon¹
- /ˈtɛn.ən/
Rhymes with -ɛnən
Where it comes from
From Middle English tenoun, tenown, tenon, from Anglo-Norman tenoun, from Old French tenon.
noun tenons
- A projecting member left by cutting away the wood around it, and made to insert into a mortise, and in this way secure together the parts of a frame. A keyed mortise-and-tenon joint is constructed the same as a doweled mortise and tenon joint except that the tenon projects far enough through the mortise to admit the insertion of a tapering key which draws the mortised piece firmly against the shoulder of the tenon.
verb tenons · tenoning · tenoned
- To make into a tenon. First we'll tenon this part, then we'll make a mortise that will fit it on that part.
- To fit with tenons.
Tenon²
proper noun
- A surname from French.
Translations
Talk about this word "tenon." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tenon. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. tenon. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/tenon "tenon." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/tenon.Cite this
@misc{tenon_2026,
title = {tenon},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tenon},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
