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v. t.
To loosen from a fastening; to detach from anything that holds; to unsettle; as, to unfix a bayonet; to unfix the mind or affections.
imp. & p. p.
of Fasten
n.
A shade, screen, or guard, carried in the hand for sheltering the person from the rays of the sun, or from rain or snow. It is formed of silk, cotton, or other fabric, extended on strips of whalebone, steel, or other elastic material, inserted, or fastened to, a rod or stick by means of pivots or hinges, in such a way as to allow of being opened and closed with ease. See Parasol.
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A person who has charge of the keys of a prison, for opening and fastening the doors; a warder.
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A long wooden pin used in fastening the planks of a vessel to the timbers or to each other.
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To cause to take close effect; to make to tell; to lay on; as, to fasten a blow.
v. t.
To free from fastening or from restraint; to let loose; to unbind.
a.
Fastened with copper bolts, as the planks of ships, etc.; as, a copper-fastened ship.
n.
An ornamented or painted ball or boss fastened at each end of the stick on which manuscripts were rolled.
v. t.
To fasten with a bar.
n.
A gravitating catch, as for fastening a shutter, the end of a chain, or a hasp.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Fasten
v. t.
To free the breech of, as a cannon, from its fastenings or coverings.
v. t.
To remove a band from; to set free from shackles or fastenings; to unite; to unfasten; to loose; as, unbind your fillets; to unbind a prisoner's arms; to unbind a load.
v. t.
To loose the clasp of; to open, as something that is fastened, or as with, a clasp; as, to unclasp a book; to unclasp one's heart.
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To cause to hold together or to something else; to attach or unite firmly; to cause to cleave to something , or to cleave together, by any means; as, to fasten boards together with nails or cords; to fasten anything in our thoughts.
v. t.
To separate, part, or open, as anything fastened with glue.
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To fix firmly; to make fast; to secure, as by a knot, lock, bolt, etc.; as, to fasten a chain to the feet; to fasten a door or window.
v. t.
To brace, fasten, or bind underneath or below.
n.
A military engine used in the Middle Ages for throwing stones, etc. It acted by means of a great weight fastened to the short arm of a lever, which, being let fall, raised the end of the long arm with great velocity, hurling stones with much force.
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