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Definition of Riveted

Riveted
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.
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 Riveted from wikipedia

- (usually) caught the rivet in a leather or wooden bucket with an ash-lined bottom. The catcher inserted the rivet into the hole to be riveted, then quickly turned...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- An Almain rivet is a type of flexible plate armour created in Germany in about 1500. It was designed to be manufactured easily whilst still affording...
- 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...
- Rick Rivets (born George Fedorcic) was an American guitarist. In 1971, he and childhood friend Arthur Kane formed a band which, after Rivets was replaced...
- Élise Rivet, also known as Mère Marie Élisabeth de l'Eucharistie (January 19, 1890, Draria, Algeria – March 30, 1945, Ravensbrück concentration camp,...
- Look up rivet in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A rivet is a mechanical fastener. Rivet or rivets may also refer to: Rivet (surname), a list of people...