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Fastened   /fˈæsənd/   Listen
Fastened

adjective
1.
Firmly closed or secured.  "A fastened seatbelt"
2.
Furnished or closed with buttons or something buttonlike.  Synonym: buttoned.
3.
Fastened with strings or cords.  Synonym: tied.


Fasten

verb
(past & past part. fastened; pres. part. fastening)
1.
Cause to be firmly attached.  Synonyms: fix, secure.  "She fixed her gaze on the man"
2.
Become fixed or fastened.
3.
Attach to.
4.
Make tight or tighter.  Synonym: tighten.



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"Fastened" Quotes from Famous Books



... Bassarabs soon split into two rival factions, known in history as the descendants of the two brothers Dan and Dragul. The form Drakul—devil—by which this line is known in history is no doubt a nickname given by the rival line. It has fastened on the family on account of the cruelties perpetrated by Vlad Drakul (1433-1446) and Vlad Tsepesh (1456-1476), who figure in popular legend as representatives of the most fiendish cruelty. The feud between the rival ...
— Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 - "Banks" to "Bassoon" • Various
... walking in the city. Suddenly I saw a light before me. To my surprise it was an electric bulb—the only one in Damascus. It was fastened to the head of a donkey and illuminated a painted advertisement attached to his back. By following the wires I found they led to a large wholesale warehouse. It hurt me to find this electric light in Damascus. I was still more hurt ...
— The Menorah Journal, Volume 1, 1915 • Various
... of voices rose in reply. No one had done it. The door was shut, the windows were fastened, a hasty search was made in the cupboards and under the back desks, in the hope of discovering a lurking enemy; but even while the search was in progress another missile went off ...
— Soldiers of the Queen • Harold Avery
... returned the captive. "I shall only pretend to be hung, of course. See here!" and he fastened together several pieces strong string which had tied some of the other boys' books, piled the latter together, and standing on tiptoe on this very insecure basis, fastened one end of the cord to a horizontal ...
— Celebrated Crimes, Complete • Alexandre Dumas, Pere
... building used for storing wool. The mirador was so high that standing on it one was able to see even over the tops of the tall plantation trees, and to protect the looker-out there was a high wooden railing round it, and against this the tall flag-staff was fastened. When my father went up to the look-out a terribly violent thunderstorm was just bursting on us. The dazzling, almost continuous lightning appeared to be not only in the black cloud over the house but all round us, and crash quickly followed ...
— Far Away and Long Ago • W. H. Hudson


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