rivet
rivet Lexical Profile
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• verb
To completely engross or hold someone's attention tightly, making them figuratively incapable of movement.
"The thriller was so expertly paced that it riveted viewers to the screen from the opening scene."
To join, fasten, or secure parts together using a rivet or similar metal pins.
"During the industrial era, laborers would heat the bolts until red-hot before riveting the ship's hull."
• noun
A short, permanent mechanical fastener with a smooth cylindrical shaft and a head, used to securely join metallic plates or other materials by deforming the tail end after insertion.
"The construction crew used thousands of iron rivets to assemble the massive steel framework of the bridge."
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Word Origin & Etymology
From Old French 'rivet', derived from the verb 'river' (to clinch, fix), likely from Vulgar Latin 'ripare', meaning to make firm or bring to the shore.
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