Meanings
plural hook-and-loop fasteners · alternative hook and loop fastener
- Synonym of Velcro (“a fastener consisting of two strips of fabric, one covered with miniature fiber hooks and the other with tiny fiber loops, which stick strongly together but can still be pulled apart.”).
Closure for the envelope strap is provided by the new hook and loop fastener, “Velcro,” which does the work of buckles or laces.
1959 January 15, Boot and Shoe Recorder 1959-01-15: Vol 155 Iss 4Synonyms: Velcro
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of Velcro (“a fastener consisting of two strips of fabric, one covered with miniature fiber hooks and the other with tiny fiber loops, which stick strongly together but can still be pulled apart.”).
Translations
Polish rzep
- rzepfastener
Cite this entry
hook-and-loop fastener. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hook-and-loop%20fastener
“hook-and-loop fastener.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hook-and-loop%20fastener. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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