fastening
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
fastening/ˈfɑːsnɪŋ/
▶noun a device that closes or secures something.
■ the way in which something is fastened.
'fastening' also found in these Oxford entries:
autoclave
- bar
- bobble
- body
- bolo tie
- brace
- buttonhole
- buttonhook
- cardigan
- chain
- clasp
- court shoe
- cufflink
- drawing pin
- French cuff
- grommet
- hairpin
- harness
- hasp
- hog-tie
- jacket
- knot
- lacing
- latch
- latchet
- loop
- machine screw
- manacle
- martingale
- open
- pin
- pinafore
- screw hook
- scrunchy
- seizing
- sheet bend
- shirt dress
- snib
- stapler
- storm flap
- strap
- syndesmosis
- thong
- treenail
- unfasten
- wafer
- wigwam
