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rivetnoun1
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What does the noun rivet mean?
There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun rivet, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
rivet has developed meanings and uses in subjects including
How common is the noun rivet?
About 0.3occurrences per million words in modern written English
| 1750 | 0.31 |
| 1760 | 0.33 |
| 1770 | 0.35 |
| 1780 | 0.38 |
| 1790 | 0.39 |
| 1800 | 0.41 |
| 1810 | 0.43 |
| 1820 | 0.43 |
| 1830 | 0.46 |
| 1840 | 0.5 |
| 1850 | 0.57 |
| 1860 | 0.62 |
| 1870 | 0.71 |
| 1880 | 0.8 |
| 1890 | 0.94 |
| 1900 | 0.99 |
| 1910 | 1.0 |
| 1920 | 1.1 |
| 1930 | 1.1 |
| 1940 | 0.91 |
| 1950 | 0.77 |
| 1960 | 0.64 |
| 1970 | 0.38 |
| 1980 | 0.27 |
| 1990 | 0.23 |
| 2000 | 0.21 |
| 2010 | 0.19 |
How is the noun rivet pronounced?
British English
/ˈrɪvᵻt/
RIV-uht
U.S. English
/ˈrɪvᵻt/
RIV-uht
Where does the noun rivet come from?
Earliest known use
Middle English
The earliest known use of the noun rivet is in the Middle English period (1150—1500).
OED's earliest evidence for rivet is from around 1392–3.
rivet is a borrowing from French.
Etymons: French rivet.
Nearby entries
- river week, n.a1930–
- river-whale, n.1601–81
- river whisker, n.1704
- river white gum, n.1867–
- river-winding, adj.1951–
- riverwise, adj.1901–
- riverwise, adv.1837–
- river wolf, n.1655–
- rivery, adj.1612–
- Rivesaltes, n.1807–
- rivet, n.¹1392–
- rivet, n.²1530–1737
- rivet, n.³1580–
- rivet, v.a1450–
- riveted, adj.1550–
- riveter, n.1307–
- rivet gun, n.1916–
- rivet hearth, n.1850–
- rivet-hoop, n.1686
- riveting, n.1398–
- riveting, adj.1658–
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Entry history for rivet, n.¹
rivet, n.¹ was revised in June 2010.
rivet, n.¹ was last modified in December 2024.
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Revisions and additions of this kind were last incorporated into rivet, n.¹ in December 2024.
Earlier versions of this entry were published in:
OED First Edition (1909)
OED Second Edition (1989)
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Nearby entries
- river week, n.a1930–
- river-whale, n.1601–81
- river whisker, n.1704
- river white gum, n.1867–
- river-winding, adj.1951–
- riverwise, adj.1901–
- riverwise, adv.1837–
- river wolf, n.1655–
- rivery, adj.1612–
- Rivesaltes, n.1807–
- rivet, n.¹1392–
- rivet, n.²1530–1737
- rivet, n.³1580–
- rivet, v.a1450–
- riveted, adj.1550–
- riveter, n.1307–
- rivet gun, n.1916–
- rivet hearth, n.1850–
- rivet-hoop, n.1686
- riveting, n.1398–
- riveting, adj.1658–
