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Duvet vs Rivet - What's the difference?

duvet | rivet |

As nouns the difference between duvet and rivet

is that duvet is (british|new zealand) a thick, padded quilt used instead of blankets 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.

duvet

English

(wikipedia duvet)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (British, New Zealand) A thick, padded quilt used instead of blankets.
  • (US) A cover for a quilt or comforter.
  • Synonyms

    * doona (Australia) * quilt (USA) * continental quilt

    See also

    * eiderdown ----

    rivet

    English

    (wikipedia rivet)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • 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)
  • Derived terms

    * rivet counter * pop rivet

    Verb

  • 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
  • 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.

    See also

    * riveters * riveting * riveter * rivets * riveted

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