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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.
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Riveted
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Origin:
1350–1400; (noun) Middle English revette, rivette < Old French rivet, derivative of river to attach; (v.) Middle English revetten, derivative of the noun
1350–1400; (noun) Middle English revette, rivette < Old French rivet, derivative of river to attach; (v.) Middle English revetten, derivative of the noun
Related forms
riv·et·er, noun
riv·et·less, adjective
un·riv·et·ed, adjective
un·riv·et·ing, adjective
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Example Sentences
- McLean's downfall has saddened those who knew him and riveted those who did not, and his suicide has done little to dispel the.
- He has the trick of appearing to speak truth to power while being riveted to power himself.
- I've seen it with one audience now, and and you're riveted there.
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Word Origin & History
rivet
c.1400, from O.Fr. rivet, possibly from M.Du. wriven "turn, grind." The English word may be directly from M.Du. The verb is attested from early 15c. Meaning "to command the attention" is from c.1600; riveting (adj.) in this sense is from 1854.
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