<?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">butterfly joints</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>spline joints</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>butterfly joint</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>joints, butterfly</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Joints generally used in woodworking to either hold two or more wooden boards together or to stabilize a splitting board or knothole. A butterfly joint is typically cut from a single piece of wood in a shape resembling two dovetails connected at the narrow part; it is fitted into a hole of the same shape that has been cut in the board or boards. ]]></note></mads>