OXFORD 9000
📚 verb • entry_id 37332

dovetail

/ˈdʌvteɪl/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
machihembrar
To unite (components) with a dovetail (noun sense 2.1) or similar joint.
In house-building it is further forbidden [by Sultan Muhammed Shah] to dovetail or make the ends of the timbers (e.g. of the roof) fit accurately together, and also to build two ve…
encajar • machihembrar
To combine or fit (things) together well.
The executive board dovetailed its decision neatly with the prior projects the company had taken up.
Through my new project, I dovetail my interests in botany and programming.