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  • noun Plural form of rivet.
  • verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of rivet.

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Examples

  • The way the picture is framed in rivets, the meld of the cool blues with earthy tones.

    Book Cover Smackdown! Zoe's Tale vs. Killswitch vs. Leviathan 2009

  • The hard red dirt zig-zags in rivets and bumps under my thin shoes, and my legs brace themselves so as not to just glisse on down the hill.

    Flowers and Bees Kate Fleurange 2008

  • The hard red dirt zig-zags in rivets and bumps under my thin shoes, and my legs brace themselves so as not to just glisse on down the hill.

    Archive 2008-08-01 Kate Fleurange 2008

  • I'm also sure my saliva glands would have been working overtime in the presence of something like this, which includes not only "exquisite lugwork," but also chrome, wood, leather, and rivets, which is enough to cause even the most finicky lug-slobberer to drown to death in his own drool:

    Hand Luggage: Bike Builders and Lady-Killers BikeSnobNYC 2009

  • A graceful movement, an uncommon expression rivets the eye upon him.

    The Knights of the Horse-Shoe; A Traditionary Tale of the Cocked Hat Gentry in the Old Dominion. 1845

  • In stead, it "rivets," expanding, but not by much.

    David E. 2005

  • I didn't have the sound on, so all I can comment on is I don't understand the 'rivets' in the costumes.

    The Empire, part 3 -- aka My Soul HURTS. 2005

  • Metal parts such as rivets, screws, springs and bolts are detected as they travel through plastic tubing.

    Engineering Hardware-Software 2010

  • To subtly adopt this trend next season, opt for details such as rivets on belts or unexpected utilitarian pockets on jackets.

    AskMen.com - HOME PAGE 2009

  • It usually IS used with a bolt for rigging (example, so the head of a bolt going through a torque tube on a door mechanism doesn’t rub the structure as the tube rotates), or with rivets when proper orientation is needed for purposes of sealing something against leakage (such as rivets going through a fuel tank).

    SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles - Part 1087 2009

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