riveted

[ riv-i-tid ]
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adjective
  1. fixed in place with or as if with rivets, fastened firmly: The two sections of the screen are attached to each other with a riveted hinge.The skillet features a riveted handle which provides a cool and safe grip for the user.

  2. having or using rivets: Denim for the riveted work pants came from a mill in New Hampshire that was known for the quality of its fabrics.

  1. firmly attentive:Last winter, the professor lectured on Darwin to a riveted audience in the Plainfield Opera House.

verb
  1. the simple past tense and past participle of rivet.

Origin of riveted

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Other words from riveted

  • un·riv·et·ed, adjective

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How to use riveted in a sentence

  • “It is a perfect identification,” murmured Mr. Arden, with his eyes still riveted on the plaster faces.

    Checkmate | Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
  • Turning away he caught the eyes of his wife riveted on them; she had evidently seen the meeting, and her colour was high.

    Elster's Folly | Mrs. Henry Wood
  • Jane, with her eyes riveted upon her dying parent, endeavored to hold the light.

  • It really was the driving band, which is a ring made out of copper and riveted on.

  • Then irregular households, courtesans exhibiting the price of shame, diamonds like circlets of fire riveted around arms and neck.

    The Nabob | Alphonse Daudet