# rivet
## English
### Etymology

From Old French rivet (13th century), from the verb Old French river (“to fetter [a person]”) (12th century), from Old French rive (“rim, edge”) (ca. 1100), which is ultimately from Latin ripa (“riverbank”). Compare river, rival, riparian.
The sense "kind of footman's armour" is apparently a back-formation of almain rivet, which is apparently derived from the English noun; see that entry for more.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɹɪvət/
* Audio (US):(file)
* Rhymes: -ɪvət

### Noun

rivet (plural rivets)
* A cylindrical mechanical fastener that attaches multiple parts together by fitting through a hole and deforming the head(s) at either end.
* (figuratively) Any fixed point or certain basis.
* (obsolete) A light kind of footman's plate armour; an almain rivet.
** 1550, Edward Hall, “(please specify the part of the work)”, in The Vnion of the Two Noble and Illustre Famelies of Lancastre & Yorke, Beyng Long in Continuall Discension for the Croune of this Noble Realme, […], London: […] Rychard Grafton, […] [and Steven Mierdman], →OCLC:over his rivet he had a garment of white cloth of gold with a redde crosse
** 1903, The Archaeological Journal, page 105: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 […]

#### Derived terms

* on the rivet
* pop rivet
* rivet counter
* rivet gun
* rivet hearth
* rivet knob
* rivet wheat

#### Translations
### Verb

rivet (third-person singular simple present rivets, present participle riveting or rivetting, simple past and past participle riveted or rivetted)
* (transitive) To attach or fasten parts by using rivets. [from early 15th c.]
* (transitive) To install rivets.
* (transitive, figurative) To command the attention of. [from c. 1600]
** 1912 October, Edgar Rice Burroughs, “Tarzan of the Apes”, in The All-Story, New York, N.Y.: Frank A. Munsey Co., →OCLC; republished as chapter 6, in Tarzan of the Apes, New York, N.Y.: A. L. Burt Company, 1914 June, →OCLC, furnishings and other contents of the room it was which riveted his attention. He examined many things minutely — strange tools and weapons, books, paper, clothing — what little had withstood the ravages of time in the humid atmosphere of the jungle coast./mode/1up pages The furnishings and other contents of the room it was which riveted his attention. He examined many things minutely — strange tools and weapons, books, paper, clothing — what little had withstood the ravages of time in the humid atmosphere of the jungle coast.:
* (transitive, figurative) To make firm or immovable.
    Terror riveted him to the spot.

#### Translations

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### See also

* riveters
* riveting
* riveter
* rivets
* riveted

### Further reading

* rivet on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

### Anagrams

* tiver, Viter, Vitré

## Catalan
### Etymology

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic رِبَاط (ribát), from Arabic رِبَاط (ribāṭ, “something which binds”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central) [riˈβɛt]
* IPA: (Balearic) [riˈvət]
* IPA: (Valencia) [riˈvet]

### Noun

rivet m (plural rivets)
* weather strip, draught excluder
* edging, piping
* (in the plural) hints, traces
** 1898, Marià Vayreda, Recorts de la darrera carlinada:Ara, ab més reflexió, trobo que fou senzillament un acte de cobardía ab ribets de personal egoisme.Now, after more reflection, I find that it was simply and act of cowardice with traces of personal egoism.

#### Derived terms

* rivetar

### Further reading

* “rivet” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

## French
### Etymology

From Latin ripa.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʁi.vɛ/
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

rivet m (plural rivets)
* rivet (mechanical fastener)

### Further reading

* “rivet”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

## Latin
### Verb

rīvet
* third-person singular present active subjunctive of rīvō

## Swedish
### Noun

rivet
* definite singular of riv