dovetail

1. The tail of a dove (family Columbidae); also, something having the shape of a dove's tail.

2. (attributive, often)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.

   Schwalbenschwanz, Schwalbenschwanzverbindung, Verzahnung

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   пастівчин хвістpastivčyn xvist

3. (attributive, often)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.

4. A line resembling a dovetail joint (sense 2.1).

1. Tom's vacation plans dovetail nicely with Mary's.

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2. India's goals dovetail with the US' desire to better compete with China.

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3. It's not always that our postures dovetail exactly. And yet, the overlapping and mutual interests abound.

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