hook-and-pile fastener

noun

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.”).

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Meanings

nounhook-and-pile fastener (plural hook-and-pile fasteners)

plural hook-and-pile fasteners · alternative hook and pile fastener

  1. uncommonSynonym 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.”).

    Synonyms: 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.”).

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Velcro
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APA

hook-and-pile fastener. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hook-and-pile%20fastener

MLA

“hook-and-pile fastener.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hook-and-pile%20fastener. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hook-and-pile fastener,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hook-and-pile%20fastener.

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