velcro

Definitions


[ˈvɛlkrəʊ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a fastener for clothes or other items, consisting of two strips of thin plastic sheet, one covered with tiny loops and the other with tiny flexible hooks, which adhere when pressed together and can be separated when pulled apart


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Origin:
1960s: from French velours croché ‘hooked velvet’


[ˈvɛlkrəʊ], (Verb)

Definitions:
- fasten, join, or fix with Velcro
(e.g: the doctor Velcroed the top of Badri's nightgown together)


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Origin:
1960s: from French velours croché ‘hooked velvet’




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