Plural of fastening; multiple devices, methods, or processes used to secure or attach things together.
From 'fastening' plus plural '-s.' Each level of word formation is regular and productive in English.
The plural of a gerund noun shows how English lets us count actions and objects with the same word—'three fastenings' could mean three acts or three devices!
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