Velcro

trademark Vel·cro \ˈvel-(ˌ)krō\

—used for a nylon fabric that can be fastened to itself

Full Definition of VELCRO

—used for a closure consisting of a piece of fabric of small hooks that sticks to a corresponding fabric of small loops

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