The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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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Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
33 Moby Thesaurus words for "dovetailing":
   a propos, ad rem, adapted, applicable, apposite, appropriate,
   apropos, apt, becoming, befitting, felicitous, fit, fitted,
   fitting, geared, happy, just right, likely, meshing, on the button,
   opportune, pat, qualified, relevant, right, seasonable, sortable,
   suitable, suited, suiting, tailored, to the point,
   to the purpose