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Dovetail \Dove"tail`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dovetailed}; p. pr.
& vb. n. {Dovetailing}.]
1. (Carp.)
(a) To cut to a dovetail.
(b) To join by means of dovetails.
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2. To fit in or connect strongly, skillfully, or nicely; to
fit ingeniously or complexly.
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He put together a piece of joinery so crossly
indented and whimsically dovetailed . . . that it
was indeed a very curious show. --Burke.
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