Velcro™
noun /ˈvelkrəʊ/
/ˈvelkrəʊ/
[uncountable]- enlarge imagea material with two different surfaces, one rough and one smooth, that stick to each other when they are pressed together, used for fastening clothes, etc.Topics Clothes and Fashionc2Oxford Collocations DictionaryVelcro™ is used before these nouns:
- closure
- strap
Word Origin1960s: from French velours croché ‘hooked velvet’.