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noun 
  1. (countable) a cylindrical mechanical fastener that attaches multiple parts together by fitting through a hole and deforming the head(s) at either end
verb 
  1. (transitive) to attach or fasten parts by using rivets
  2. (transitive) to install rivets
  3. (transitive) to command the attention of spectators
Etymology: Old French rivetFrench, rivet, from Medieval Dutch wriven, "to grind"

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