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RIVET (0. Fr. rivet, from river, to fix, fasten together, of unknown origin; Skeat compares Icel. rifa, to stitch together)

This article appears in Volume V23, Page 387 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: RHY-RON
RIVET (0. Fr. rivet, from river, to fix, fasten together, of unknown origin; Skeat compares Icel. rifa, to stitch together) , a metal pin or
bolt
  used to fasten metal plates together. A
rivet
 , made of wrought
iron
 , copper or other malleable substance, is usually made with a head at one end, the other end being hammered out after passing through the plates so as to keep them closely fastened together. A "
bolt
  " differs from a
rivet
  in that one or both ends have
screw
 -threads to hold a nut (see SHIPBUILDING).


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