refastenv.
/riːˈfɑːsn/, /riːˈfasn/, U.S. /ˌriˈfæsn/ transitive. To fasten (a thing) again.
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the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > fastening > fasten [verb (transitive)] > again
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1802 Rural Recreations (Soc. Pract. Gardeners) Aug. 174 If the bandages appear too tight, they should be untied, and re-fastened more loosely.
1819 W. Scott Ivanhoe II. v. 75 He prevailed upon the Jester to slack the cord with which his arms were bound. It was so negligently refastened, perhaps intentionally.
1897 S. Baring-Gould Bladys xviii Bladys hastily re-fastened the case.
1940 Mariner's Mirror 26 337 The ‘copper-punt’, used..in the old days for cleaning or refastening the copper sheathing.
1971 Islander (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 2 May 5/1 That winter he hauled the Eva Marie onto the slipways..and recaulked and refastened her.
2004 J. Weiner Little Earthquakes 211 She refastened Ava's onesie, sank onto the rocker, and pulled up her shirt.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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