RIVET

I. noun Etymology: Middle English, clinch on a nail, ~, from Old French, from river to attach, ~, probably from rive border, edge, bank, from Latin ripa Date: 15th century a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head, II. transitive verb Date: 15th century to fasten with or as if with ~s, to upset the end or point of (as a metallic pin, rod, or bolt) by beating or pressing so as to form a head, to fasten or fix firmly , to attract and hold (as the attention) completely, ~er noun