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What (who) is mortise lock - definition

A MORTISE LOCK (ALSO SPELLED MORTICE LOCK IN BRITISH ENGLISH) IS A LOCK THAT REQUIRES A POCKET—THE MORTISE—TO BE CUT INTO THE EDGE OF THE DOOR OR PIECE OF FURNITURE INTO WHICH THE LOCK IS TO BE FITTED.
Mortice lock; Sash lock; Sashlock
  • The two main parts of a mortise lock. Left: the lock body, installed in the thickness of a door. This example has two bolts: a sprung latch at the top, and a locking bolt at the bottom. Right: the box keep, installed in the doorjamb.
  • Pin tumbler lock, commonly used for mortise locks in the US
  • Warded lock mechanisms are only rarely used for mortise locks, owing to the physical depth required

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¦ noun a lock set within the body of a door in a recess or mortise, as opposed to one attached to the door surface.
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A mortise lock (also spelled mortice lock in British English) is a lock that requires a pocket—the mortise—to be cut into the edge of the door or piece of furniture into which the lock is to be fitted. In most parts of the world, mortise locks are found on older buildings constructed before the advent of bored cylindrical locks, but they have recently become more common in commercial and upmarket residential construction in the United States.

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Mortise lock

A mortise lock (also spelled mortice lock in British English) is a lock that requires a pocket—the mortise—to be cut into the edge of the door or piece of furniture into which the lock is to be fitted. In most parts of the world, mortise locks are found on older buildings constructed before the advent of bored cylindrical locks, but they have recently become more common in commercial and upmarket residential construction in the United States. The design is widely used in domestic properties of all vintages in Europe.