Read full poem →She joins the cunning of the snake,
To rivet and exalt his love;
Her mode of candour is deceit ;
Dictionary Entry
A cylindrical mechanical fastener that attaches multiple parts together by fitting through a hole and deforming the head(s) at either end.
Origin
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Common Phrases
holes rivet. rivetheads rivethole rivethead rivetrivet onerivet paul
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Poetry examples for “rivet”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →By a nimble love --
If I weld the Rivet faster --
Final fast -- above --
Read full poem →His armourer just brace his greaves,
Rivet his hauberk, on the fret
The while! His foot... my memory leaves