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riv⋅et

  [riv-it] noun, verb, -et⋅ed, -et⋅ing or (especially British) -et⋅ted, -et⋅ting.
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–noun
1. a metal pin for passing through holes in two or more plates or pieces to hold them together, usually made with a head at one end, the other end being hammered into a head after insertion.
–verb (used with object)
2. to fasten with a rivet or rivets.
3. to hammer or spread out the end of (a pin, bolt, etc.) in order to form a head and secure something; clinch.
4. to fasten or fix firmly.
5. to hold (the eye, attention, etc.) firmly.
Origin:
1350–1400; (n.) ME revette, rivette < OF rivet, deriv. of river to attach; (v.) ME revetten, deriv. of the n.

Related forms:
riv⋅et⋅er, noun
riv⋅et⋅less, adjective
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riv·et   (rĭv'ĭt)   
n.  A metal bolt or pin having a head on one end, inserted through aligned holes in the pieces to be joined and then hammered on the plain end so as to form a second head.
tr.v.   riv·et·ed, riv·et·ing, riv·ets
  1. To fasten or secure with or as if with a rivet.
  2. To hammer the headless end of so as to form a head and fasten something.
  3. To fasten or secure firmly; fix.
  4. To engross or hold (the attention, for example).

[Middle English, from Old French river, to attach.]
riv'et·er n.
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Riveter

Riv"et*er\, n. One who rivets.
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Language Translation for : Riveter
Spanish: remachar,
German: nieten,
Japanese: びょうで留める
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