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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

paper fastener

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.59 in modern English

Syllables
pa-per -fas-ten-er
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A stationery fastening device made of thin, soft metal, with a round head and a flat, split shank, which is spread after insertion in a hole in a stack of pages, in much the same way as a cotter pin or a split rivet.

noun

Any similar stationery fastening device.

Inflected Forms

paper fasteners (plural)

Synonyms

brass fastener brad split pin

Questions

What does paper fastener mean?
A stationery fastening device made of thin, soft metal, with a round head and a flat, split shank, which is spread after insertion in a hole in a stack of pages, in much the same way as a cotter pin or a split rivet.

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