velcro
material used for fastening
TRANSLATION
VELCRO strip = das Klettband --- GOOGLE INDEX VELCRO : approximately 15,000,000 Google hits
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
When ribbon-like strands of the molecule are brought together, they fasten to one another like VELCRO strips…
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VELCRO®
trademark name
- A trademark used for a fastening tape consisting of a strip of nylon with a surface of minute hooks that fasten to a corresponding strip with a surface of uncut pile.
(American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
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WORD ORIGIN
In the early 1940's, Swiss inventor George de Mestral went on a walk with his dog. Upon his return home, he noticed that his dog's coat and his trousers were covered with seeds from the cocklebur plant. His inventor's curiosity led him to study the seeds under a microscope, where he discovered their natural hook-like shape.
This was to become the basis for a unique, two-sided fastener - one side with stiff "hooks" and the other side with the soft "loops" like the fabric of his pants. The result was VELCRO® brand hook and loop fasteners, named for the French words "velour" and "crochet."
VELCRO, voted one of the best inventions of the century by scientists, is used around the world in thousands of consumer and commercial applications. This trademark sometimes occurs in print in lowercase.
(sources: Velcro Industries B.V.)
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SMUGGLE OWAD INTO TODAY'S CONVERSATION:
"VELCRO strips are a most convenient way to fasten fabrics."
trademark name
- A trademark used for a fastening tape consisting of a strip of nylon with a surface of minute hooks that fasten to a corresponding strip with a surface of uncut pile.
(American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
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WORD ORIGIN
In the early 1940's, Swiss inventor George de Mestral went on a walk with his dog. Upon his return home, he noticed that his dog's coat and his trousers were covered with seeds from the cocklebur plant. His inventor's curiosity led him to study the seeds under a microscope, where he discovered their natural hook-like shape.
This was to become the basis for a unique, two-sided fastener - one side with stiff "hooks" and the other side with the soft "loops" like the fabric of his pants. The result was VELCRO® brand hook and loop fasteners, named for the French words "velour" and "crochet."
VELCRO, voted one of the best inventions of the century by scientists, is used around the world in thousands of consumer and commercial applications. This trademark sometimes occurs in print in lowercase.
(sources: Velcro Industries B.V.)
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SMUGGLE OWAD INTO TODAY'S CONVERSATION:
"VELCRO strips are a most convenient way to fasten fabrics."
