Dovetail

English

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Noun

1. The tail of a dove (family Template:Taxfmt); also, something having the shape of a dove's tail.
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   1. In full dovetail joint: a 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.

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   2. A tenon cut into a wedge shape resembling a dove's tail so that it interlocks with a mortise having a corresponding shape in a dovetail joint.
3. Template:Lb A line resembling a dovetail joint (sense 2.1).
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Verb

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   1. Template:Lb To unite (components) with a dovetail (noun sense 2.1) or similar joint.
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      1. To combine or fit (things) together well.

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           This “markup shock” interpretation of the role of binding [constraints] dovetails well with related work by Bernanke and Blanchard (2023), which uses an empirical model to argue that product market shocks (which raise prices given wages) explain a large share of recent US inflation.

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      3. Template:Lb To seamlessly move a melody from one instrument to another.
2. Template:Lb Of several things: to combine or fit together well.

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