fastening

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Kondo brought garments to life, like kites in the sky with voluminous silhouettes created by fastening and unfastening buttons.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 20, 2024

Following the outcry in Paris, Sargent repainted the fastening securely in place, but he never showed the painting again and was forced to decamp to London to restore his career.

From New York Times • Feb. 29, 2024

IL-6 delivers its message by fastening to IL-6 receptors within cells, which tells the cells to spread inflammation.

From Science Daily • Jan. 17, 2024

"You haven't got sausage fingers like mine," jokes the King, when his son struggles with fastening a Coronation robe during a rehearsal.

From BBC • Dec. 21, 2023

One of the women was embroidering a wedding sari, coiling gold thread along its borders and fastening it with the tiniest stitches imaginable.

From "Homeless Bird" by Gloria Whelan