New American Oxford Dictionary
Velcro
Vel cro |ˈvelkrō ˈvɛlˌkroʊ |(also velcro ) ▶noun trademark a fastener for clothes or other items, 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 and can be separated when pulled apart deliberately. ▶verb [ with obj. ] fasten, join, or fix with such a fastener. DERIVATIVES Vel croed adjective ORIGIN 1960s: from French velours croché ‘hooked velvet. ’
Oxford Dictionary
Velcro
Velcro |ˈvɛlkrəʊ | ▶noun [ mass noun ] trademark a fastener for clothes or other items, 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 and can be separated when pulled apart deliberately. ▶verb [ with obj. and adverbial ] fasten, join, or fix with Velcro. DERIVATIVES Velcroed adjective ORIGIN 1960s: from French velours croché ‘hooked velvet ’.
French Dictionary
velcro
velcro n. m. nom masculin Bande de fermeture composée de deux rubans adhérant l ’un à l ’autre par leurs fibres textiles. : La poche s ’attache à l ’aide d ’un velcro ou d ’une fermeture velcro. Note Technique Le mot est composé des noms vel ours et cro chet.
Spanish Dictionary
velcro
velcro nombre masculino Sistema de cierre o de sujeción que consiste en dos tiras de tela de distinta urdimbre cada una que al unirse y presionar sobre ellas quedan enganchadas entre sí .ETIMOLOGÍA De Velcro , empresa que desarrolló este tipo de cierre .
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
Velcro
Vel cro /vélkròʊ /名詞 U ｟商標 ｠ベルクロ 〘マジックテープ 〙.
The Wordsmith Dictionary