ADJ.
over
VERB + RIVET
forming
PREP.
around
noun
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 […]
verb
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.
name
A surname from French.
A person who has an obsession with the minutiae of their particular interest, especially in military and technology history. Anyone preoccupied with small distinguishing features between different items.
For the rivet-counters, there were 10,036 Lightnings produced, including 113 built by Consolidated-Vultee...
over his rivet he had a garment of white cloth of gold with a redde crosse
WiktionaryIn 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 importe
WiktionaryTerror riveted him to the spot.
WiktionaryA linear system would not be able to discover cracks forming around the rivet holes, because a hole would create one big echo.
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