paper fasteners

A form of paper fastener — 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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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of paper fastener
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