zipper

zipper
zipper (n.) 1925, probably an agent noun from ZIP (Cf. zip) (v.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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  • Zipper — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Alois Zipper (1875–1932), deutscher Politiker (Zentrum) Herbert Zipper (1904–1997), österreichischer Komponist, Dirigent und Musikpädagoge Kurt Zipper (1906–1952), deutscher Finanzbeamter und Politiker… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • zipper — [ zipe ] v. tr. <conjug. : 1> • 1965; de zip ♦ Munir d une fermeture à glissière. P. p. adj. Blouson zippé. Bottillons zippés. ● zipper verbe transitif (de Zip) Équiper d une fermeture à glissière un vêtement, un sac, une trousse. zipper… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • zipper — chiefly N. Amer. ► NOUN ▪ a zip fastener. ► VERB ▪ fasten with a zipper …   English terms dictionary

  • zipper — ☆ zipper [zip′ər ] n. 1. a person or thing that zips 2. a device used to fasten and unfasten two adjoining edges of material, as on the placket of a dress, the fly of a pair of trousers, etc.: it consists of two rows of tiny interlocking tabs… …   English World dictionary

  • zipper — → zíper …   Diccionario panhispánico de dudas

  • Zipper — A zipper (English: zip fastener or zip) is a popular device for temporarily joining two edges of fabric. It is used in clothing (e.g. jackets and jeans), luggage and other bags, sporting goods, camping gear (e.g., tents and sleeping bags), and… …   Wikipedia

  • zipper — zipperless, adj. /zip euhr/, n. 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… …   Universalium

  • zipper — zip·per (zĭp’ər) n. ▸ A fastening device consisting of parallel rows of metal or plastic teeth on adjacent edges of an opening that are interlocked by a sliding tab. tr. & intr.v. zip·pered, zip·per·ing, zip·pers ▸ To fasten or unfasten or become …   Word Histories

  • Zipper — Zịp|per 〈engl. [zı̣p ] m. 3; Mode〉 Reißverschluss ● taillierte Jacken mit aufwendigem Zipper [engl.] * * * Zịp|per, der; s, [engl. zipper, zu: zip = Reißverschluss] (salopp): Reißverschluss. * * * Zịp|per, der; s, [engl. zipper, zu: zip =… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • zipper — [ zɪpə] unzip a zipper zip up a zipper a zipper gets stuck to undo (AE) to do up (BE) …   Combinatory dictionary

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