zippered
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noun
1.
Also called slide fastener. a device used for fastening clothing, valises, etc., consisting of two toothed tracks or spiral metal or plastic coils, each bordering one of two edges to be joined, and a piece that either interlocks or separates them when pulled.
2.
a person or thing that zips.
3.
a rubber and fabric boot or overshoe fastened up the leg by a zipper.
4.
a large illuminated display of news bulletins or advertisements that rapidly and continously flash by on an upper part of a building.
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| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
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| —n | |
| (US), (Canadian) Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): zip a fastening device operating by means of two parallel rows of metal or plastic teeth on either side of a closure that are interlocked by a sliding tab | |
| zippered (ˈzɪpəd) | |
| —adj | |
| provided or fastened with a zip | |
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Word Origin & History
zipper
1925, probably from zip (1). The trademark taken out on the name that year applied to a boot with zippers, not to the "lightning fastener" itself, which was at first called a zip.
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Example sentences
Zippered armholes give you convenient out of bag access for melting snow and sorting gear without leaving the comfort of your bag.
Plastic zippered bags are handy for packing wet swimsuits after that last minute swim before leaving for the airport.
Batteries should be placed in a zippered plastic bag and placed on top of your recycling cart.
For exploring forests or ruins, pack mid-calf shorts, preferably with a removable zippered bottom half.
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