fasten
verb (used with object)
to attach firmly or securely in place; fix securely to something else.
well-fastened
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a word derived from
fasten.
Example Sentences
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However, on closer inspection, the Chinese sword is much less formidable—and the hair by which it hangs is in fact a sturdy and well-fastened rope.
From BusinessWeek ● Feb. 26, 2010
From palace and from tower / the din of blows came back As on well-fastened helmets / the lusty swords came down, And royal Gunther's valor / in the fight full clear was shown.
From The Nibelungenlied Translated into Rhymed English Verse in the Metre of the Original by George Henry Needler
In this way the folds will disappear, and the canvas be stretched tight and well-fastened to the gunwale.
From Golden Days for Boys and Girls Volume VIII, No 25: May 21, 1887 by James Elverson
One man smote the door-post of the stablished hall, and another the well-fastened door, and the ashen spear of another wooer, heavy with bronze, struck in the wall.
From The Odyssey Done into English prose by Andrew Lang
The Glascow's bow, the Maskonemet's stern, the East Boston's hulk, and the grinning ribs of the well-fastened Guide are spotting the sands, each with its tale of last adventure, hardships passed, and toil endured.
From Acadia or, A Month with the Blue Noses by Frederic S. Cozzens
