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Velcro

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Vel·cro  (vlkr)
A trademark used for a fastening tape consisting of a strip of nylon with a surface of minute hooks that fasten to a corresponding strip with a surface of uncut pile. This trademark sometimes occurs in print in lowercase.

Velcro
Noun
Trademark a type of fastening consisting of one piece of fabric with tiny hooked threads and another with a coarse surface that sticks to it
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.VelcroVelcro - nylon fabric used as a fastening    
cloth, fabric, textile, material - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress"
trademark - a formally registered symbol identifying the manufacturer or distributor of a product
Verb1.Velcrovelcro - fasten with Velcro; "velcro the belt"
fasten, fix, secure - cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man"
Translations
Velcro® [ˈvɛlkrəu] nvelcro m ®
Velcro® [ˈvɛlkrəu] nvelcro ® m inv


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