<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">clinching</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>fastening</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>clenched</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>clenching</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>clinched</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ The process of securing a nail, bolt, or other rod-like piece that has been driven through a substance by beating back the point or end of the nail or bolt with a hammer or other tool so that the end is turned over and driven back into the substance through which it has passed. Also, the process in which the end of a bolt is beaten down and flattened upon a metal ring or washer put around it for the purpose. ]]></note></mads>