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Rivetted vs Revetted - What's the difference?

rivetted | revetted |

As verbs the difference between rivetted and revetted

is that rivetted is (rivet) while revetted is (revet).

rivetted

English

Verb

(head)
  • (rivet)

    • 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

    Anagrams

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    revetted

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (revet)

    • revet

    English

    Verb

    (revett)
  • To face, as an embankment, with masonry, wood, or other material.

    • Anagrams

    * ---- ==Norwegian Bokmål==

    Noun

  • (Etymology 2 )
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