Velcro
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
Velcro /ˈvɛlkrəʊ/
▶noun trademark a fastener 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.
– derivatives
Velcroed adjective.
Velcroed adjective.
– origin 1960s: from Fr. velours croché ‘hooked velvet’.
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