A fastener is a device such as a button, zip, or small hook that fastens something, especially clothing.
fastener in American English
(ˈfæsənər; ˈfɑsənər)
noun
1.
a person who fastens
2.
any of various devices for fastening things together; fastening
Examples of 'fastener' in a sentence
fastener
While Phil Spence fumbled obediently with his zip fastener Paula stalked past him into what she took for the kitchen.
Salley Vickers MR GOLIGHTLY'S HOLIDAY (2003)
imitation leather briefcase, without handles but held shut by a zip fastener.
Adam, Paul A NASTY DOSE OF DEATH (2003)
The beautiful steel bowed; the invisible wood fastener held.
Laurie R. King FOLLY (2003)
All related terms of 'fastener'
dome fastener
a fastening device consisting of one part with a projecting knob that snaps into a hole on another like part, used esp in closures in clothing
snap fastener
A snap fastener is a small metal object used to fasten clothes , made up of two parts which can be pressed together .
zip fastener
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
paper fastener
a clip for holding sheets of paper together, esp one made of bent wire
patent fastener
a fastening device consisting of one part with a projecting knob that snaps into a hole on another like part, used esp in closures in clothing
slide fastener
a zipper or a zipperlike device having two grooved plastic edges joined or separated by a sliding tab , or pull
Velcro fastener
a fastener made of Velcro
zip
A zip or zip fastener is a device used to open and close parts of clothes and bags. It consists of two rows of metal or plastic teeth which separate or fasten together as you pull a small tag along them.