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fastening

/ˈfɑːsənɪŋ/ noun C2
  1. A hook or similar restraint used to fasten things together; fastener.

Plural fastenings

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Once more the tinsmith came to my help and made me a body of tin, fastening my tin arms and legs and head to it, by means of joints, so that I could move around as well as ever.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 30 · B2
He spread out his hood more than ever, and Rikki-tikki saw the spectacle-mark on the back of it that looks exactly like the eye part of a hook-and-eye fastening.
The Jungle Book, p. 68 · B2
I passed in and she swiftly followed, fastening the door behind her.
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes, p. 62 · B2
Dantès inserted the sharp end of the pickaxe between the coffer and the lid, and pressing with all his force on the handle, burst open the fastenings.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 263 · C1

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