<?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">half-lap joints</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>lap joints</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>half-lap joint</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>half-lapped joints</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>halved joints</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>halved splices</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>halving joints</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>joints, half-lap</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>joints, halved</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>splices, halved</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Transverse joints formed at the intersection of two equally thick pieces of wood, both having been notched to half their original depth, so as to form a joint with flush faces. ]]></note></mads>