| Rivet (rivet) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Riv"et |
| [F., fr. river to
rivet; perh. fr. Icel. rifa to fasten together. Cf.
Reef part of a sail.] |
A metallic pin with a head, used for
uniting two plates or pieces of material together, by passing it
through them and then beating or pressing down the point so that it
shall spread out and form a second head; a pin or bolt headed or
clinched at both ends.
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To fasten with a rivet, or
with rivets] as, to rivet two pieces of iron.
To spread out the end or point of, as of a
metallic pin, rod, or bolt, by beating or pressing, so as to form a
sort of head.
Hence, to fasten firmly; to make firm,
strong, or immovable; as, to rivet friendship or
affection.
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