Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- 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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- proper noun A fastener consisting of two strips of fabric, one covered with minute fiber hooks and the other of tiny fiber loops, which when brought together stick strongly one to the other.
- verb To
fasten tightly with Velcro.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb fasten with Velcro
- noun nylon fabric used as a fastening
Etymologies
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Examples
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"We took some old pairs of underwear and cut the bottom and side seams and put in Velcro," Jared explained.
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Since Velcro is used on all the straps, getting a consistent fit is problematic for me.
Flights of electrons sing me to my sleep... edgreen86 2006
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"Quite often in mainstream schools, classroom assistants and teachers can do too much for a child – known as the Velcro effect – when in reality it might be better to stand back and observe from a distance and support the child in a different way."
Outstanding team: 'they will influence policy' June Caldwell 2010
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I was reflecting on the envelope window as Nevermann told me the inventions he wished he had thought of, the simple breakthroughs: the snap-on lid of the Tupperware container, the notion of Velcro, the science behind Gore-Tex and Teflon.
Beard 2010
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But you're right, no one will ever call Velcro anything but Velcro.
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Keeping up a lively and informative dialogue, Mr. Grenald points out so-called Velcro plants (after their ability to stick to passers-by) and bullet ants; tracks red-eyed tree frogs; and calls out to the howler monkeys that scramble in the trees overhead.
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Keeping up a lively and informative dialogue, Mr. Grenald points out so-called Velcro plants (after their ability to stick to passers-by) and bullet ants; tracks red-eyed tree frogs; and calls out to the howler monkeys that scramble in the trees overhead.
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Bees Hold Onto Flowers: 'Velcro'-Like Structures On Flower Petals Help Bees Stick
Nature's gift for gardening may hold key to biodiversity 2010
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Keeping up a lively and informative dialogue, Mr. Grenald points out so-called Velcro plants (after their ability to stick to passers-by) and bullet ants; tracks red-eyed tree frogs; and calls out to the howler monkeys that scramble in the trees overhead.
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Keeping up a lively and informative dialogue, Mr. Grenald points out so-called Velcro plants (after their ability to stick to passers-by) and bullet ants; tracks red-eyed tree frogs; and calls out to the howler monkeys that scramble in the trees overhead.
tankhughes commented on the word Velcro
It's a clipped compound!!
January 21, 2022
vendingmachine commented on the word Velcro
@tankhughes. Love learning new terms.
January 22, 2022