rivet
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rivet¹
- /ˈɹɪvət/
Rhymes with -ɪvət
Where it comes from
From Old French rivet (13th century), from the verb Old French river (“to fetter [a person]”) (12th century), from Old French rive (“rim, edge”) (ca. 1100), which is ultimately from Latin ripa (“riverbank”). Compare river, rival, riparian.
The sense "kind of footman's armour" is apparently a back-formation from almain rivet, which is apparently derived from the English noun; see that entry for more.
noun rivets
- A cylindrical mechanical fastener which is supplied with a factory head at one end and is used to attach multiple parts together by passing its bucktail through a hole and upsetting its end to form a field head.
- Any fixed point or certain basis.
- A light kind of footman's plate armour; an almain rivet. over his rivet he had a garment of white cloth of gold with a redde crosse
verb rivets · riveting · rivetting · riveted · rivetted
- To attach or fasten parts by using rivets.
- To install rivets (see Usage notes).
- To command the attention of.
- To make firm or immovable. Terror riveted him to the spot.
Rivet²
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French Rivet.
proper noun Rivets · Rivest
- A surname from French.
Translations
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noun cylindrical mechanical fastener
| Español | remache, roblón, rebite |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 리벳 ribet |
| 日本語 | リベット ribetto |
| 中文 | 鉚釘 /铆钉 mǎodīng |
| Português | rebite |
| Français | rivet |
| Deutsch | Niet |
| Italiano | rivetto, ribattino |
| Ελληνικά | πριτσίνι pritsíni |
| Română | nit |
| Русский | заклёпка zakljópka |
| Tiếng Việt | ri vê |
| العربية | بِرْشَام biršām |
verb to attach or fasten parts by using rivets
| Español | remachar, rebitar, roblonar, entibar, sufrir |
|---|---|
| Français | riveter |
| Deutsch | vernieten |
| Italiano | chiodare |
| Română | nitui |
| Русский | клепа́ть klepátʹ |
verb to command the attention of spectators
| Deutsch | fesseln, auf sich ziehen |
|---|
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