Meaning

1 senses
  1. A hook or similar restraint used to fasten things together; fastener.

    Verschluss, Verschließung

    the act of fastening things together

Examples

2 sentences
  1. Prise off the circlip fastening the sprocket to the hub.

    deLöse den Sicherungsring, mit dem das Kettenrad an der Nabe befestigt ist.

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  2. I could see that her fingers were trembling as she undid the fastenings of her mantle.

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Translations

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Origin

From fasten + -ing.

From fasten + -ing.

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Forms

plural: fastenings
Singularfastening
Pluralfastenings

regular

Synonyms

5 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words
Relatedfasten

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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