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Definition of Rivet

Rivet
Rivet Riv"et, n. [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. With busy hammers closing rivets up. --Shak. Rivet joint, or Riveted joint, a joint between two or more pieces secured by rivets.
Rivet
Rivet Riv"et, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Riveted; p. pr. & vb. n. Riveting.] 1. To fasten with a rivet, or with rivets; as, to rivet two pieces of iron. 2. 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. 3. Hence, to fasten firmly; to make firm, strong, or immovable; as, to rivet friendship or affection. Rivet and nail me where I stand, ye powers! --Congreve. Thus his confidence was riveted and confirmed. --Sir W. Scott.

Meaning of Rivet from wikipedia

- A rivet is a permanent mechanical fastener. Before being installed, a rivet consists of a smooth cylindrical shaft with a head on one end. The end opposite...
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- A rivet nut, also known as a blind rivet nut, or rivnut, is a one-piece internally threaded and counterbored tubular rivet that can be anc****d entirely...
- A Golden Rivet refers to the claim in naval folklore that the final rivet hammered into a ship is a commemorative made of gold. The idea seemingly derived...
- A rivet gun, also known as a rivet hammer or a pneumatic hammer, is a type of tool used to drive rivets. The rivet gun is used on rivet's factory head...
- Kristen Lee McDonald Rivet (born July 11, 1970) is an American politician who is the member-elect to the United States House of Representatives for Michigan's...
- Joseph L. Rivet is a Democratic politician from Michigan currently serving as a Bay City Commissioner from Bay City, Michigan's 2nd Ward. He previously...
- Rivet joint may refer to a joint of two or more components using rivets the RC-135V/W Rivet Joint, a reconnaissance aeroplane built by Boeing This disambiguation...
- Élise Rivet, also known as Mère Marie Élisabeth de l'Eucharistie (January 19, 1890, Draria, AlgeriaMarch 30, 1945, Ravensbrück concentration camp,...