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rivet (n.)

c. 1400, from Old French rivet "nail, rivet," from Old French river "to clench, fix, fasten," possibly from Middle Dutch wriven "turn, grind," related to rive (v.). The English word may be directly from Middle Dutch.

rivet (v.)

early 15c., from rivet (n.). Meaning "to command the attention" is from c. 1600. Related: Riveted; riveting.

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Definitions of rivet from WordNet
1
rivet (v.)
direct one's attention on something;
Synonyms: concentrate / focus / center / centre / pore
rivet (v.)
fasten with a rivet or rivets;
rivet (v.)
hold (someone's attention);
The discovery of the skull riveted the paleontologists
2
rivet (n.)
ornament consisting of a circular rounded protuberance (as on a vault or shield or belt);
Synonyms: stud
rivet (n.)
heavy pin having a head at one end and the other end being hammered flat after being passed through holes in the pieces that are fastened together;
From wordnet.princeton.edu

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