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Velcroed — Velcro ► NOUN trademark ▪ a fastener consisting of two strips of fabric which adhere when pressed together. DERIVATIVES Velcroed adjective. ORIGIN from French velours croché hooked velvet … English terms dictionary
Velcro — hooks Velcro loops Velcro is the brand name of the first commercially marketed fabric hook and loop fastener … Wikipedia
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Flat-Top the Brick Truck — the Big Hopper. He has also been played as a prepubescent boy, anxious for status and desperate to be one of the gang even if it means initiation hazing, whilst still the kid of the freight yard trying to prove his worth there too(though he… … Wikipedia
Velcro — [ vɛlkrəʊ] 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 Origin 1960s: from Fr.… … English new terms dictionary
Velcro — ► NOUN trademark ▪ a fastener consisting of two strips of fabric which adhere when pressed together. DERIVATIVES Velcroed adjective. ORIGIN from French velours croché hooked velvet … English terms dictionary
Velcro — n. propr. a fastener for clothes etc. consisting of two strips of nylon fabric, one looped and one burred, which adhere when pressed together. Derivatives: Velcroed adj. Etymology: F velours crocheacute hooked velvet … Useful english dictionary
