fastener

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The titular “hare with the amber eyes” in Edmund de Waal’s memoir is a netsuke, a tiny Japanese carving intended as a fastener for use with a kimono.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Fastenal, the fastener maker, reported third-quarter earnings of 29 cents a share, missing analysts’ estimates of 30 cents, as revenue of $2.13 billion match expectations.

From Barron's • Oct. 13, 2025

The gold fastener will now be independently valued and Mr Needham will split the finder's fee with the landowner.

From BBC • Jan. 31, 2024

I rarely had to stop work to go get the perfect part or fastener.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 29, 2024

The zip fastener had long since been wrenched out of them.

From "1984" by George Orwell