Civet vs Rivet - What's the difference?
civet | rivet |
A carnivorous catlike animal that produces a musky secretion. It is two to three feet long, with black bands and spots on the body and tail.
The musky perfume produced by the animal.
* 1599 ,
A cylindrical mechanical fastener that attaches multiple parts together by fitting through a hole and deforming the head(s) at either end.
(figuratively) any fixed point or certain basis
(obsolete) a light kind of footman's armour (back-formation from almain-rivet)
to attach or fasten parts by using rivets
to install rivets
to command the attention of.
* 1912 , (Edgar Rice Burroughs), (Tarzan of the Apes), Chapter 6
As nouns the difference between civet and rivet
is that civet is a carnivorous catlike animal that produces a musky secretion it is two to three feet long, with black bands and spots on the body and tail while rivet is a cylindrical mechanical fastener that attaches multiple parts together by fitting through a hole and deforming the head(s) at either end.As a verb rivet is
to attach or fasten parts by using rivets.civet
English
Noun
(wikipedia civet) (en noun)- LEONATO. Indeed he looks younger than he did, by the loss of a beard.
- DON PEDRO. Nay, a' rubs himself with civet : can you smell him out by that?
- CLAUDIO. That's as much as to say the sweet youth's in love.
Anagrams
* ----rivet
English
(wikipedia rivet)Noun
(en noun)Derived terms
* rivet counter * pop rivetVerb
- The furnishings and other contents of the room it was which riveted his attention. He examined many things minutely--strange tools and weapons, books, paper, clothing-- what little had withstood the ravages of time in the humid atmosphere of the jungle coast.