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ˈriveted, ppl. a.
Also 7– rivetted.
[f. rivet v. + -ed1.]
Fastened with rivets; clinched. Also in Combs., as close-riveted, double-riveted, single-riveted.
1606Shakes. Ant. & Cl. iv. iv. 22 A thousand Sir, early though 't be, haue on their Riueted trim. 1753Chambers Cycl. Suppl. s.v. Shoe, A shoe for all [equine] feet, is one that is cut at the toe into two equal parts, which are joined by a riveted nail. 1861Fairbairn Iron 208 The strength of the parts in riveted joints is reduced. Ibid., The strength of the double riveted joint will be 68. And that of the single riveted joint 46. 1898Daily News 8 Sept. 4/7 The old artillery with riveted wheels and huge wooden axles.
b. fig. Firmly fastened, established or settled, rooted; fixed, intent.
1670W. Simpson Hydrol. Ess. 72 Some menstruums may dissolve..the close rivetted parts of some..bodies. 1706E. Baynard Cold Baths ii. 301 To persevere in..Drunkenness, until a riveted Disease entails his Folly..on his Blood. 1748Richardson Clarissa (1811) VIII. 6, I have a rivetted hatred to him. 1822Hazlitt Table-T. II. vii. 165 Casts a pensive, rivetted look downwards to the modest flowers. 1879Cassell's Techn. Educ. IV. 3/2 Few works..have destroyed more riveted and deeply-rooted errors. |