rivet

Etymology
From (13th century), from the verb  (12th century), from  (ca. 1100), which is ultimately from. Compare, ,.

The sense "kind of footman's armour" is apparently a, which is apparently derived from the English noun; see that entry for more.

Noun



 * 1) A cylindrical mechanical fastener that attaches multiple parts together by fitting through a hole and deforming the head(s) at either end.
 * 2)  Any fixed point or certain basis.
 * 3)  A light kind of footman's plate armour; an almain rivet.

Translations

 * Arabic:
 * Azerbaijani: pərçim
 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech:
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto: nito
 * Estonian: neet
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Georgian: მოქლონი
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: βλῆτρον
 * Hungarian:
 * Irish: seam
 * Italian:, ribattino
 * Japanese:
 * Khmer: ដែកគោលមីន, មីនភ្ជាប់
 * Korean: 리베트
 * Macedonian: нитна
 * Maori: riweti, rīwiti
 * Norwegian:, klinke, nite
 * Ottoman Turkish: پرچین
 * Persian:
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:
 * Scottish Gaelic: calpa
 * Spanish: ,
 * Swedish:
 * Tagalog: rematse, rimatse
 * Thai: หมุดย้ำ
 * Turkish:
 * Vietnamese: ri vê
 * Welsh: rhybed

Verb

 * 1)  To attach or fasten parts by using rivets.
 * 2)  To install rivets.
 * 3)  To command the attention of.
 * 4)  To make firm or immovable.
 * Terror riveted him to the spot.
 * Terror riveted him to the spot.

Translations

 * Bulgarian: зани́твам
 * Catalan:
 * Dutch: popnagelen
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:
 * Hungarian:
 * Italian:
 * Maori: riweti
 * Ottoman Turkish: پرچینلمك
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:, nita ihop,
 * Turkish:


 * Bulgarian: зани́твам
 * Catalan:
 * Czech: nýtovat
 * Finnish:, niitittää
 * German:
 * Maori: riweti, rīwiti
 * Ottoman Turkish: پرچینلمك
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:


 * Bulgarian:
 * Finnish:
 * German:, auf sich ziehen
 * Hungarian:


 * Turkish: ,

Etymology
, from.

Noun

 * 1) weather strip, draught excluder
 * 2) edging, piping
 * 3)  hints, traces

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1)  mechanical fastener