<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">mortise-and-tenon joints</topic></authority><related type="narrower"><topic>round mortise-and-tenon joints</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>bridle joints</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>locking joints</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>mortise and tenons</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>mortise-and-tenon joint</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>joints, mortise-and-tenon</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>mortise and tenon joints</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Joints made when connecting two pieces of wood where a projecting tongue (tenon) of one piece is made to fit into the corresponding cutout (mortise) in the other piece. ]]></note></mads>