rivetingn.

Brit.

/ˈrɪvᵻtɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈrɪvᵻdɪŋ/

Forms: Middle English revettyng, Middle English ryvetting, 1500s revyteng, 1500s riuetting, 1600s riueting, 1600s– riveting, 1600s– rivetting.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: rivet v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < rivet v. (although this is first attested later) + -ing suffix¹.

1. The action or result of rivet v.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > industry > working with tools or equipment > fastening > [noun] > with rivets

riveting1398

chain riveting1888

pop riveting1934

1398 in H. T. Riley Memorials London (1868) 540 (MED) [Mending old boots and shoes..clouting and] pecyng [and] ryvetting [and] lynyng.

1485 in T. Sharp Diss. Pageants Coventry (1825) 189 (MED) Payd for revettyng of þe plats, & for þe iiij boultes, x s. ob.

1553–4 in M. Bateson Rec. Borough Leicester (1905) III. 79 Buckles, lether and naylles for the towne harnes 2s. 6d...revyteng of the same harnes 1s. 8d.

1597 W. Barlow Navigator's Supply sig. B2 Adde hereunto the riuetting of the Circles with yron, and hanging the bigger of them vpon yron nayles.

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Rivement, a riueting, a clenching.

1663 B. Gerbier Counsel to Builders 96 A thief..makes that single riveting of no use as to security.

1706 M. Henry Wks. (1853) II. 528/1 He prayed with them partly for..the riveting of the things he had said in their minds.

1779 T. Hutchinson Diary 1 Dec. II. 299 I think we may beat the French fleet, but if we should, it will be the rivetting of this damned Ministry.

1845 R. W. Hamilton Inst. Pop. Educ. ix. 257 The development of national mind may be but the riveting of a prejudice.

1870 Spectator 19 Nov. 1373 To prevent the rivetting of this ascendancy on the neck of Europe.

1902 Encycl. Brit. XXI. 831/1 Three principal methods of attaching soles to uppers are in use at present... The second is the system of ‘riveting or clinching’ with iron or brass nails.

1947 T. J. Reynolds & E. Kent Struct. Steelwork (ed. 8) iii. 36 Broad flange beams..possess the carrying capacity of built-up girders without the disability of riveting.

1991 Bicycle Guide Sept. 63/1 (advt.) The..chain provides 4-point riveting on the connecting pin for unsurpassed side plate retention.

2003 T. D. Crouch Wings (2004) ix. 322 Quickly recognized as the most cost-efficient means of producing a sound aluminum aircraft structure, riveting changed everything.

2. With prefixed modifying word.machine-, power-riveting: see the first element.

ΚΠ

1820 F. MacDonogh Hermit in Country III. lvi. 204 This cementing of a solid basis of esteem, this double rivetting of former love.

1839 Rep. Brit. Assoc. Advancem. Sci. 1838 160 The time occupied in the process of hand-riveting..is the chief cause of all the defects.

1874 S. J. P. Thearle Naval Archit. (new ed.) I. 104 The Liverpool rules require chain riveting for all double and treble riveted joints and butts.

1894 W. C. Unwin Elements Machine Design (ed. 14) iv. 101 When one plate is made to overlap the other, and one or more lines of rivets are put through the two, the riveting is lap riveting.

1934 M. Langley Metal Aircraft Constr. (ed. 2) ix. 309 Some very ingenious methods of tubular or ‘pop’ riveting have been devised.

1971 B. Scharf Engin. & its Lang. ix. 63 Ball-pein hammers have one ball-shaped end (pein, peen) for hand-riveting or burring over.

1997 What's New in Design (Nexis) Oct. 31 It uses a spring claw of special length and shape in 2.36mm diameter wire and 5mm holes pierced in the base for pop riveting.

Compounds

General attributive, as riveting hammer, riveting machine, riveting nail, etc.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > equipment > building and constructing equipment > fastenings > [adjective] > rivet

riveting1627

1627 J. Smith Sea Gram. ii. 5 Clinch bolts are clinched with a riueting hammer for drawing out.

1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory iii. 321/1 The Rivetting Hammer..is very rarely used at his Forge, unless the Work be very small.

1769 W. Falconer Universal Dict. Marine Transl. French Terms Clous à river, a rivet, or riveting-nail to be clenched at both ends.

1802 C. James New Mil. Dict. Riveting-plates, in gun-carriages, small square thin pieces of iron, through which the ends of the bolts pass, and are riveted upon them.

1843 Civil Engineer & Architect's Jrnl. 6 115/2 The Patent Riveting Machine..constructed by Mr. Fairbairn, of Manchester.

1866 C. Tomlinson Cycl. Useful Arts (new ed.) III. 611/2 The strong semicircular bracket carrying the fixed riveting tool.

1904 J. L. Bacon Forge-practice i. 11 Several other types..are illustrated... A is a straight-pene,..and C, a riveting-hammer.

1946 Sci. Monthly Mar. 267/2 The continued rat-a-tat of a riveting machine in an aircraft factory raises the curve of absenteeism.

2008 Lapidary Jrnl. Jewelry Artist Apr. 55/2 He rivets with his favorite Japanese riveting hammer.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

rivetingadj.

Brit.

/ˈrɪvᵻtɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈrɪvᵻdɪŋ/

Forms: 1600s– riveting, 1600s– rivetting.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: rivet v., -ing suffix².

Etymology: < rivet v. + -ing suffix². Compare earlier riveting n.

1. That holds fast; fixed, unwavering. Cf. riveted adj. 2b.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > absence of movement > [adjective] > not moving

stillc888

unmoving?a1425

quatc1425

stock-still1508

stony1642

riveting1658

sitfast1669

unstirringa1684

sedate1684

statued1744

unshifting1811

stirless1816

unwaving1818

immotioned1821

standstill1829

akinetic1841

swayless1856

flutterless1873

static1910

squat1956

the mind > will > decision > constancy or steadfastness > [adjective]

fasteOE

stathelfasteOE

anredOE

hardOE

starkOE

trueOE

steadfast993

fastredeOE

stithc1000

findyOE

stablea1275

stathelyc1275

stiffc1275

stablec1290

steel to the (very) backa1300

unbowinga1300

stably13..

firm1377

unmovablea1382

constantc1386

abidingc1400

toughc1400

sure1421

unmoblea1425

unfaintedc1425

unfaint1436

permanent?a1475

stalwartc1480

unbroken1513

immovable1534

inconcuss1542

unshaken1548

stout1569

unwavering1570

undiscourageable1571

fixed1574

discourageable1576

unappalled1578

resolute1579

unremoved1583

resolved1585

unflexiblea1586

unshakeda1586

square1589

unstooping1597

iron1598

rocky1601

steady1602

undeclinable1610

unboweda1616

unfainting1615

unswayed1615

staunch1624

undiscourageda1628

staid1631

unshook1633

blue?1636

true blue?1636

tenacious1640

uncomplying1643

yieldless1651

riveting1658

unshakened1659

inconquerable1660

unyielding1677

unbendinga1688

tight1690

unswerving1694

unfaltering1727

unsubmitting1730

undeviating1732

undrooping1736

impervertible1741

undamped1742

undyingc1765

sturdy1775

stiff as a poker1798

unfickle1802

indivertible1821

thick and thin1822

undisheartened1827

inconvertible1829

straightforward1829

indomitable1830

stickfast1831

unsuccumbing1833

unturnable1847

unswerved1849

undivertible1856

unforsaking1862

swerveless1863

steeve1870

rock-ribbed1884

stiff in the back1897

1658 E. Phillips Generosi Ludentes 21 in Myst. Love & Eloquence Marriage. Solemne, ceremonious, ingrafting, uniting, shackling, fettering, coupling, sacred, cementing, fruitfull, joyfull, chaining, riveting, captivating, geniall,..manacling.

1661 H. Griffith Mr. Crofton's Case Considered 18 Statutes of Recognition have ever been reputed the onely riveting security to the Crown; and certainly these signifie more then a State Complement.

1677 W. Hughes Man of Sin ii. iii. 54 A clinching, riveting Argument, I trow!

1782 J. Douglas Travelling Anecd. I. 63 Yes, says she, fixing her pretty staring eyes full on my face, with the most rivetting attention.

1790 Maid of Kent III. 133 He cast his eyes upon her with a riveting attention.

1845 Bentley's Miscell. 17 335 He..was staring fixedly at Sainte-Croix, with the same riveting gaze.

2002 C. Barton in D. Fredrick Roman Gaze vii. 225 Pamphile is able, with her riveting gaze, to invade the spirit of young men and snare them in the unbreakable bonds of boundless love.

2. That holds one's attention; compelling, enthralling, fascinating.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > attention > attracting attention > [adjective]

catching?a1430

vive1528

fascinating1618

affecting1665

amusing1695

uptaking1737

striking1752

interesting1768

arresting1792

frappant1797

riveting1800

engrossing1820

enchaining1823

arrestive1834

alive1844

vivid1853

seizing1865

absorptive1881

absorbative1893

gripping1896

intriguing1909

attention-getting1917

grippy1921

head-turning1938

gimmicky1957

compulsive1961

spellbinding1978

stunty1981

1800 C. Dibdin Compl. Hist. Eng. Stage III. iii. 54 Hamlet,..with all its transcendent beauties, its prodigious strength, its fascinating charms, its rivetting interest, and its extraordinary variety, has more faults than the critics have time to tell.

1854 Rambler Feb. 198 Riveting as were these narratives when we first read them..those who now read them for the first time are generally disappointed.

1899 Dict. National Biogr. LVII. 178/1 His brilliant, original, riveting, but most censorious conversation.

1967 N. Marsh Death at Dolphin v. 129 Her smart friends..said things like: ‘Absolutely riveting’ and ‘Loved your play’.

1979 E. H. Gombrich Sense of Order x. 271 ‘Some 2500 years ago’—Kurz sums up his riveting article—‘a Greek artist conceived the strange idea of putting a movable ring into the mouth of a lion.’

2003 E. Rapping Law & Justice as seen on TV iv. ii. 115 It was indeed riveting television. Americans, I among them, were glued to the edges of their own front-row seats.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	riveting
释义	rivetingn. Brit. /ˈrɪvᵻtɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈrɪvᵻdɪŋ/ Forms: Middle English revettyng, Middle English ryvetting, 1500s revyteng, 1500s riuetting, 1600s riueting, 1600s– riveting, 1600s– rivetting. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: rivet v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < rivet v. (although this is first attested later) + -ing suffix¹. 1. The action or result of rivet v. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > working with tools or equipment > fastening > [noun] > with rivets riveting1398 chain riveting1888 pop riveting1934 1398 in H. T. Riley Memorials London (1868) 540 (MED) [Mending old boots and shoes..clouting and] pecyng [and] ryvetting [and] lynyng. 1485 in T. Sharp Diss. Pageants Coventry (1825) 189 (MED) Payd for revettyng of þe plats, & for þe iiij boultes, x s. ob. 1553–4 in M. Bateson Rec. Borough Leicester (1905) III. 79 Buckles, lether and naylles for the towne harnes 2s. 6d...revyteng of the same harnes 1s. 8d. 1597 W. Barlow Navigator's Supply sig. B2 Adde hereunto the riuetting of the Circles with yron, and hanging the bigger of them vpon yron nayles. 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Rivement, a riueting, a clenching. 1663 B. Gerbier Counsel to Builders 96 A thief..makes that single riveting of no use as to security. 1706 M. Henry Wks. (1853) II. 528/1 He prayed with them partly for..the riveting of the things he had said in their minds. 1779 T. Hutchinson Diary 1 Dec. II. 299 I think we may beat the French fleet, but if we should, it will be the rivetting of this damned Ministry. 1845 R. W. Hamilton Inst. Pop. Educ. ix. 257 The development of national mind may be but the riveting of a prejudice. 1870 Spectator 19 Nov. 1373 To prevent the rivetting of this ascendancy on the neck of Europe. 1902 Encycl. Brit. XXI. 831/1 Three principal methods of attaching soles to uppers are in use at present... The second is the system of ‘riveting or clinching’ with iron or brass nails. 1947 T. J. Reynolds & E. Kent Struct. Steelwork (ed. 8) iii. 36 Broad flange beams..possess the carrying capacity of built-up girders without the disability of riveting. 1991 Bicycle Guide Sept. 63/1 (advt.) The..chain provides 4-point riveting on the connecting pin for unsurpassed side plate retention. 2003 T. D. Crouch Wings (2004) ix. 322 Quickly recognized as the most cost-efficient means of producing a sound aluminum aircraft structure, riveting changed everything. 2. With prefixed modifying word.machine-, power-riveting: see the first element. ΚΠ 1820 F. MacDonogh Hermit in Country III. lvi. 204 This cementing of a solid basis of esteem, this double rivetting of former love. 1839 Rep. Brit. Assoc. Advancem. Sci. 1838 160 The time occupied in the process of hand-riveting..is the chief cause of all the defects. 1874 S. J. P. Thearle Naval Archit. (new ed.) I. 104 The Liverpool rules require chain riveting for all double and treble riveted joints and butts. 1894 W. C. Unwin Elements Machine Design (ed. 14) iv. 101 When one plate is made to overlap the other, and one or more lines of rivets are put through the two, the riveting is lap riveting. 1934 M. Langley Metal Aircraft Constr. (ed. 2) ix. 309 Some very ingenious methods of tubular or ‘pop’ riveting have been devised. 1971 B. Scharf Engin. & its Lang. ix. 63 Ball-pein hammers have one ball-shaped end (pein, peen) for hand-riveting or burring over. 1997 What's New in Design (Nexis) Oct. 31 It uses a spring claw of special length and shape in 2.36mm diameter wire and 5mm holes pierced in the base for pop riveting. Compounds General attributive, as riveting hammer, riveting machine, riveting nail, etc. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > building and constructing equipment > fastenings > [adjective] > rivet riveting1627 1627 J. Smith Sea Gram. ii. 5 Clinch bolts are clinched with a riueting hammer for drawing out. 1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory iii. 321/1 The Rivetting Hammer..is very rarely used at his Forge, unless the Work be very small. 1769 W. Falconer Universal Dict. Marine Transl. French Terms Clous à river, a rivet, or riveting-nail to be clenched at both ends. 1802 C. James New Mil. Dict. Riveting-plates, in gun-carriages, small square thin pieces of iron, through which the ends of the bolts pass, and are riveted upon them. 1843 Civil Engineer & Architect's Jrnl. 6 115/2 The Patent Riveting Machine..constructed by Mr. Fairbairn, of Manchester. 1866 C. Tomlinson Cycl. Useful Arts (new ed.) III. 611/2 The strong semicircular bracket carrying the fixed riveting tool. 1904 J. L. Bacon Forge-practice i. 11 Several other types..are illustrated... A is a straight-pene,..and C, a riveting-hammer. 1946 Sci. Monthly Mar. 267/2 The continued rat-a-tat of a riveting machine in an aircraft factory raises the curve of absenteeism. 2008 Lapidary Jrnl. Jewelry Artist Apr. 55/2 He rivets with his favorite Japanese riveting hammer. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online June 2022). rivetingadj. Brit. /ˈrɪvᵻtɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈrɪvᵻdɪŋ/ Forms: 1600s– riveting, 1600s– rivetting. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: rivet v., -ing suffix². Etymology: < rivet v. + -ing suffix². Compare earlier riveting n. 1. That holds fast; fixed, unwavering. Cf. riveted adj. 2b. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > absence of movement > [adjective] > not moving stillc888 unmoving?a1425 quatc1425 stock-still1508 stony1642 riveting1658 sitfast1669 unstirringa1684 sedate1684 statued1744 unshifting1811 stirless1816 unwaving1818 immotioned1821 standstill1829 akinetic1841 swayless1856 flutterless1873 static1910 squat1956 the mind > will > decision > constancy or steadfastness > [adjective] fasteOE stathelfasteOE anredOE hardOE starkOE trueOE steadfast993 fastredeOE stithc1000 findyOE stablea1275 stathelyc1275 stiffc1275 stablec1290 steel to the (very) backa1300 unbowinga1300 stably13.. firm1377 unmovablea1382 constantc1386 abidingc1400 toughc1400 sure1421 unmoblea1425 unfaintedc1425 unfaint1436 permanent?a1475 stalwartc1480 unbroken1513 immovable1534 inconcuss1542 unshaken1548 stout1569 unwavering1570 undiscourageable1571 fixed1574 discourageable1576 unappalled1578 resolute1579 unremoved1583 resolved1585 unflexiblea1586 unshakeda1586 square1589 unstooping1597 iron1598 rocky1601 steady1602 undeclinable1610 unboweda1616 unfainting1615 unswayed1615 staunch1624 undiscourageda1628 staid1631 unshook1633 blue?1636 true blue?1636 tenacious1640 uncomplying1643 yieldless1651 riveting1658 unshakened1659 inconquerable1660 unyielding1677 unbendinga1688 tight1690 unswerving1694 unfaltering1727 unsubmitting1730 undeviating1732 undrooping1736 impervertible1741 undamped1742 undyingc1765 sturdy1775 stiff as a poker1798 unfickle1802 indivertible1821 thick and thin1822 undisheartened1827 inconvertible1829 straightforward1829 indomitable1830 stickfast1831 unsuccumbing1833 unturnable1847 unswerved1849 undivertible1856 unforsaking1862 swerveless1863 steeve1870 rock-ribbed1884 stiff in the back1897 1658 E. Phillips Generosi Ludentes 21 in Myst. Love & Eloquence Marriage. Solemne, ceremonious, ingrafting, uniting, shackling, fettering, coupling, sacred, cementing, fruitfull, joyfull, chaining, riveting, captivating, geniall,..manacling. 1661 H. Griffith Mr. Crofton's Case Considered 18 Statutes of Recognition have ever been reputed the onely riveting security to the Crown; and certainly these signifie more then a State Complement. 1677 W. Hughes Man of Sin ii. iii. 54 A clinching, riveting Argument, I trow! 1782 J. Douglas Travelling Anecd. I. 63 Yes, says she, fixing her pretty staring eyes full on my face, with the most rivetting attention. 1790 Maid of Kent III. 133 He cast his eyes upon her with a riveting attention. 1845 Bentley's Miscell. 17 335 He..was staring fixedly at Sainte-Croix, with the same riveting gaze. 2002 C. Barton in D. Fredrick Roman Gaze vii. 225 Pamphile is able, with her riveting gaze, to invade the spirit of young men and snare them in the unbreakable bonds of boundless love. 2. That holds one's attention; compelling, enthralling, fascinating. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > attention > attracting attention > [adjective] catching?a1430 vive1528 fascinating1618 affecting1665 amusing1695 uptaking1737 striking1752 interesting1768 arresting1792 frappant1797 riveting1800 engrossing1820 enchaining1823 arrestive1834 alive1844 vivid1853 seizing1865 absorptive1881 absorbative1893 gripping1896 intriguing1909 attention-getting1917 grippy1921 head-turning1938 gimmicky1957 compulsive1961 spellbinding1978 stunty1981 1800 C. Dibdin Compl. Hist. Eng. Stage III. iii. 54 Hamlet,..with all its transcendent beauties, its prodigious strength, its fascinating charms, its rivetting interest, and its extraordinary variety, has more faults than the critics have time to tell. 1854 Rambler Feb. 198 Riveting as were these narratives when we first read them..those who now read them for the first time are generally disappointed. 1899 Dict. National Biogr. LVII. 178/1 His brilliant, original, riveting, but most censorious conversation. 1967 N. Marsh Death at Dolphin v. 129 Her smart friends..said things like: ‘Absolutely riveting’ and ‘Loved your play’. 1979 E. H. Gombrich Sense of Order x. 271 ‘Some 2500 years ago’—Kurz sums up his riveting article—‘a Greek artist conceived the strange idea of putting a movable ring into the mouth of a lion.’ 2003 E. Rapping Law & Justice as seen on TV iv. ii. 115 It was indeed riveting television. Americans, I among them, were glued to the edges of their own front-row seats. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1398adj.1658
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