"hook-and-loop" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: hook-and-loops [plural], hooks-and-loops [plural], hook and loop [alternative]
Etymology: Clipping of hook-and-loop fastener. Head templates: {{en-noun|s|hooks-and-loops}} hook-and-loop (plural hook-and-loops or hooks-and-loops)
  1. Synonym of Velcro (“a fastener consisting of two strips of fabric, one covered with miniature fiber hooks and the other with tiny fiber loops, which stick strongly together but can still be pulled apart.”) Synonyms: Velcro [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-hook-and-loop-en-noun-orjeX13v Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        [
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        ],
        [
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        ]
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    },
    {
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    },
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    }
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      ],
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          "fabric",
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          "fiber",
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