rivet

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

In 1579 it is mentioned that Almain rivets are now out of use, and in lieu of them a corselett shall be found. The rivets varied in cost; in 1509 they were to be had for 8s., in 1512 they were imported at 16s., and again in 1513 […]

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.

A surname from French.