paper fastener

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.

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brass fastenerbradsplit pin
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Meanings

nounpaper fastener (plural paper fasteners)

plural paper fasteners

  1. 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.

    Synonyms: brass fastener, brad, split pin

  2. Any similar stationery fastening device.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA 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.

Similar
brass fastenerbradsplit pin
Also see
split pin

Translations

Finnish haaraniitti
  • haaraniittistationary item
Irish fáiscín páipéir
  • fáiscín páipéirstationary item
Polish wąsy skoroszytowe
  • wąsy skoroszytowestationary item
Portuguese colchete
  • colchetestationary item
Cite this entry
APA

paper fastener. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paper%20fastener

MLA

“paper fastener.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paper%20fastener. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “paper fastener,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paper%20fastener.

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