Fastening

The fastening is generally achieved combining hinges and braces with some locking mechanism. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Afke had some difficulty in fastening hers, for they were a bit small for her, and the straps had seen better days. ❋ Unknown (1934)

Three: leather pieces mounted with shoe buttons – in fastening these leather pieces the children make use of the button-hook – corresponds to a child's shoes. ❋ Anne E. Montessori George (1912)

Its third article was the sole one referred to as fastening forever the institution of slavery on the inhabitants of this vast empire. ❋ Joseph Warren Keifer (1884)

The Spirit, however, in fastening this truth upon the conscience, does not extinguish, but, on the contrary, does consummate and intensify, the sense of all other sins. ❋ Unknown (1871)

After manoeuvring with more than her usual art, she succeeded in fastening Belinda upon the fashionable Lady Delacour for the season. ❋ Unknown (1801)

Where the parts are held against one another such threads are called fastening threads, i.e. vee-threads. ❋ Horst Kth (1990)

The fastening was the old-fashioned wooden shutters hung outside and closed with a single slide. ❋ Thomas Dixon (1905)

When he last looked at it he noticed that the fastening was a trifle slack and, though he handed the trinket back, he told her distinctly that she was not to wear it till it had been either to Tiffany's or Starr's. ❋ Anna Katharine Green (1890)

At length he softly rose and crept noiselessly to the door; the fastening was the primitive latch with a string attached; it opened without a sound in his cautious handling, and he found himself in the pitchy darkness outside, the wild mountain wind whirling about him, and the rain descending in steady torrents. ❋ Mary Noailles Murfree (1886)

To obviate these daily scenes of disorder, the officials appointed by the Section had conceived the notion of fastening a rope to the shop-door which each applicant held in his proper order; but hands at such close quarters _would_ come in contact on the rope and a struggle would result. ❋ Anatole France (1884)

But the deplorable fact is, that what is called a fastening is really the shutting in, or encasing of the soul, in that particular shell of opinion — the training of the child to be a sectarian before he is a Christian. ❋ 1802-1876 (1876)

Variety in gates is chiefly limited to their form of fastening, which is generally on the left-hand side of the rider when the gate opens towards her (Figs. 125, 126 and 127); and on her right-hand side, when it opens away from her (Fig. 129). ❋ Alice M. Hayes (1873)

"But I ought to give him what the country people call a fastening penny, ought I not?" ❋ George Manville Fenn (1870)

But Mr Snow was not in his usual spirits evidently, and watching him stealthily, Janet saw a care-worn anxious expression fastening on his usually, cheerful face. ❋ Unknown (1859)

"The only way I can think of," said Henry, "is to get out one of the small, diamond-shaped panes of glass from one of the low windows, and then we can one of us put in our hands, and undo the fastening, which is very simple, when the window opens like a door, and it is but a step into the church." ❋ Unknown (1847)

"That's where I think he made his money," continued Cerizet; "and being a shrewd old fellow, and having a natural daughter to marry, he has concocted this philanthropic tale of her being the daughter of an old friend named Peyrade; and your name being the same may have given him the idea of fastening upon you -- for, after all, he has to marry her to somebody." ❋ Honor�� De Balzac (1824)

I toyed with the idea of fastening the rail to the top skin board. ❋ Unknown (2008)

As to the mode of fastening, which is the same in all three axes, we should have felt some diffidence in giving an opinion had we not been fortunate enough to obtain the advice of an experienced metal-worker, by whom we were strongly recommended to adopt the fastening shown in the diagrams, as being the method generally considered best in the trade for attaching the heads of hatchets, or large hammers likely to be subjected to very violent strains. ❋ Francis Galton (1866)

The outer fabric is a stripe I really like, the lining is a solid - two pockets, one for my phone, one for my keys, and a big button with a button hole fastening which is slightly too big, and which I will adjust tomorrow or so. ❋ Katelnorth (2008)

fasten your seatbelts ❋ Svendesen Alaskamericasmaximas (2016)

If [you play] yourself, [ima] fasten you up. ❋ King Arkeam (2008)

Every time I stroll down the nut 'n' bolt aisle in the [hardware store], I hafta consciously keep my mind on my task at hand so that I don't let my fastenation with all those chrome-shiny [doo-dads] distract me and [hold me] up for half an hour. ❋ QuacksO (2019)