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Vel·cro

 (vĕl′krō)
A trademark 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.
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Velcro

(ˈvɛlkrəʊ)
n
(Textiles) trademark a fastening consisting of two strips of nylon fabric, one having tiny hooked threads and the other a coarse surface, that form a strong bond when pressed together
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Vel•cro

(ˈvɛl kroʊ)
Trademark.
a fastening tape consisting of opposing pieces of nylon fabric, one with tiny hooks and the other with a dense pile, that interlock when pressed together.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.Velcro - nylon fabric used as a fasteningVelcro - 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.Velcro - fasten with 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"
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فِيلْكُرو®قِماش من قِطْعَتين لاصِقَتَيْن
suchý zip
velcro
tarranauha
čičak traka
マジックテープ
벨크로
velkro
suchý zips
kardborrband
khóa dán

Velcro

® [ˈvelkrəʊ] N → velcro ® m
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

Velcro®

[ˈvɛlkrəʊ]
n → velcro® m
modif [fastening, tab] → en velcro Velcro® stripVelcro® strip n → bande f velcro
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

Velcro®

n → Klettband nt
adj Velcro® fastener → Klettverschluss® m
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

Velcro

® [ˈvɛlkrəʊ] n → velcro ®
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

Velcro®

(ˈvelkrou) noun
a material that comes in two strips that stick together, used for fastening clothes, shoes etc. velcro
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

Velcro

→ velcro
Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
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