Dovetail

"Dovetail" in French

queue-d'aronde

(type of joint where adjoining components are fastened by multiple tenons cut into wedge shapes resembling a dove’s tail, which interlock with mortises having corresponding shapes)

assembler

(to unite (components) with a dovetail or similar joint)

concorder

(to combine or fit (things) together well)

coïncider

(to combine or fit (things) together well)

imbriquer

(to unite (components) with a dovetail or similar joint)

s'imbriquer

(to combine or fit (things) together well)

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