Velcro 的詞源

1958年，專有名詞（英國），源自法語 vel(ours) cro(ché) “鉤絨”。

Here is a nonmetallic fastener with no mechanical parts. It is simply two strips of nylon, one woven with thousands of tiny protruding hooks, the other with loops. Pressed together, they catch like a burr to clothing, can't be parted except by peeling. American Velcro, Manchester, N.H., makes them to hold anything from pants to upholstery. [Popular Science, December 1958]

這是一種沒有機械部件的非金屬扣件。它只是由兩條尼龍帶組成，一條編織有成千上萬個微小的凸起鉤子，另一條則有環。它們被壓在一起，像草籽一樣粘在衣服上，只能通過剝離才能分開。美國 Velcro 公司位於新罕布什爾州曼徹斯特，生產用於固定從褲子到室內裝飾等任何物品的 Velcro 扣帶。[Popular Science，1958年12月]