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• For Want of a Nail (proverb) — For Want of a Nail is a proverbial rhyme showing that small actions can result in large consequences. quote box2|border=2px|align=center|title=For Want of a Nail|halign=left|quote= For want of a nail the shoe was lost. For want of a shoe the… …   Wikipedia

• one size does not fit all — Earlier versions of this saying are based on the metaphor of different size shoes for different feet; Cf. 1587 J. BRIDGES Defence of Government of Church of England 86 Diverse feete have diverse lastes. The shooe that will serve one, may wring… …   Proverbs new dictionary

• for want of a nail the shoe was lost; for want of a shoe the horse was lost; and for want of a horse the man was lost — The proverb is found in a number of forms. Cf. late 15th cent. Fr. par ung seul clou perd on ung bon cheval, by just one nail one loses a good horse; c 1390 GOWER Confessio Amantis v. 4785 For sparinge of a litel cost Fulofte time a man hath lost …   Proverbs new dictionary

• rivet — [ rivɛ ] n. m. • 1260, aussi « clou rivé »; de river ♦ Courte tige cylindrique munie d une tête, et dont on aplatit l autre extrémité au moment de l assemblage (⇒ rivure). Pose d un rivet dans des trous forés. Refoulement à chaud de la tête du… …   Encyclopédie Universelle