Hypertext Webster Gateway: "fastener"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Fastener \Fas"ten*er\, n.
One who, or that which, makes fast or firm.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
fastener
n 1: a person who fastens or makes fast; "he found the door
fastened and wondered who the fastener was"
2: restraint that attaches to something or holds something in
place [syn: {fastening}, {holdfast}]
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