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Riveling vs Riveting - What's the difference?

riveling | riveting |

As nouns the difference between riveling and riveting

is that riveling is a rough kind of shoe or sandal made of rawhide, formerly worn in Scotland while riveting is the act of joining with rivets.

As verbs the difference between riveling and riveting

is that riveling is present participle of rivel while riveting is present participle of lang=en.

As an adjective riveting is

commanding the attention of spectators.

riveling

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) riveling, reviling, from (etyl) rifeling, .

Alternative forms

* (l), (l) (dialectal)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A rough kind of shoe or sandal made of rawhide, formerly worn in Scotland.
    • Related terms
    * (l)

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) riveling, from . More at (l).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A wrinkle.

    • Etymology 3

    From (rivel).

    Verb

    (head)

    • riveting

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Commanding the attention of spectators.

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of joining with rivets.
  • The act of spreading out and clinching the end, as of a rivet, by beating or pressing.
  • A set of rivets; rivets collectively.
    • (Tomlinson)
    (the act of joining with rivets) Spanish: (trans-mid) (trans-bottom) (the act of spreading out and clinching the end by beating or pressing) Spanish: (trans-mid) (trans-bottom)

    Derived terms

    * butt riveting * chain riveting * crossed riveting * double riveting * lap riveting