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findings

findings

1 7.2
Small parts like clasps or hooks used to join and finish jewelry and clothes
  • noun
  • /ˈfaɪndɪŋz/
  • Jargon
translation icon : materiales
  • These tiny findings include clasps and beads that are essential for crafting accessories.

You can also save little findings like tubes.

Examples

  • She purchased a box of colorful findings for her jewelry-making project.

  • The artisan carefully arranged various metal findings to create beautiful earrings.

  • You can also save little findings like tubes.

    Adam Savage’s Tested

Synonyms

notion
vsfindings
  • US
31 5.8

Small sewing items like buttons, pins, and thread

is more focused on metal clasps, hooks, and fasteners for artisans

Surface Forms

finding singular
findings plural

Morphology

findings = finding (opaque) = find + ing + s

The plural 's' is regular, but the noun 'finding' in this sense ('small components') is not derivable from the verb 'find' by ordinary learners, so the relation is not semantically transparent.

Etymology

The word findings comes from the verb find, which means 'to discover' or 'to get'. A helpful way to remember it is to think of the small parts craft workers 'find' or use to finish a piece—so findings are the ready-made clasps, hooks and fasteners used in jewellery and clothing.