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1. To construct by fitting and uniting the several parts of the skeleton of any structure; specifically, in
woodwork, to put together by cutting parts of one member to fit parts of another. See Dovetail, Halve, v. t., Miter, Tenon, Tooth, Tusk, Scarf, and Splice.
2. To shape; to arrange, as the organs of speech.
3. Anything composed of parts fitted and united together; a fabric; a structure; esp., the constructional
system, whether of timber or metal, that gives to a building, vessel, etc., its model and strength; the
skeleton of a structure.
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