zip fastener BrE
slide fastener AmE

The zip fastener had long since been wrenched out of them.

Also important to mention is the emergence of the zip fastener.

Then they discovered the zip fastener upon her chest.

"I think the zip fastener must have got stuck."

There was a small gap between the zip fastener and the upper collar of the bag.

The half-length zip fastener on this smock was made of brass.

He eased the point of the blade into this opening, and then ran it slowly down towards the base, like a zip fastener.

It was wearing a waistcoat that appeared to consist entirely of pockets held together by zip fasteners.

He heard the ripping sound of the slide of the zip fastener, and the basket dropped suddenly.

His hand fell to her waist and he pulled at the zip fastener, the skirt falling away from his grasp.

The overalls were very complicated with lots of zip fasteners, and under the arm there was a leather piece that held a long-bladed knife.

He opened the flat case at his feet and took out overalls and boots, both neutral colors with archaic zip fasteners.

Both men wore spotless white overalls with plastic zip fasteners at the sleeves and ankles and down the back.

I lifted out the jacket; it bristled with zip fasteners and press studs and felt as heavy as lead.

Getting the zip fastener together is difficult but she will be able to zip up much more easily if you attach a key ring to the zipper.

He conceived in 1966 the Rosbras, a jacket with a double velcro and a zip fastener, which became the reference item of the brand.

Sometimes other types of bag, such as a cloth bag for toiletries fitted with a conventional zip fastener, are described as zipper bags.

The rip cord, Marko knew, opened a great slit in the upper part of the balloon by pulling down the slide of a zip fastener.

Her left hand slid up behind her back, rose to the nape of her neck where it took hold of something which might have been a zip fastener.

Made of a smooth woollen and man-made fibre mix material the jacket was a loose blouson design with a front zip fastener and epaulettes.

To be donned, the Sokol-KM and KV split into upper and lower halves joined by zip fasteners.

"In 1996 I invented the concept of the world's first polyethylene weldable zip fastener with teeth, which doesn't break under repeated use like some 'tramline'-type zips.

Hidden Heroes celebrates the everyday objects that we take for granted - products like the paper tissue, the egg box, and the zip fastener - and tells the stories behind their invention.

Despite initial problems, in the years following the war, Hans managed to expand the zip fastener business with the newly developed plastic zip, "Prymalon", as an addition to the traditional products.

A zipper, zip, or zip fastener, is a commonly used device for binding the edges of an opening of fabric or other flexible material, as on a garment or a bag.

The balloon was then closed and sealed with the slide fastener.

Branch pulled open the slide fastener of the tobacco pouch.

Judson's first slide fastener patent was applied for in November 1891.

He pulled the slide fastener, and clambered into it.

He stood up and pulled down the slide fastener of the metallic garment, allowing it to fall around his feet.

Niall, who was barely familiar with the principal of the slide fastener, found this remarkable.

Howe's device was more like an elaborate draw-string than a true slide fastener.

He also conceived the idea of the slide fastener mechanism in conjunction with the invention of the zipper.

There is a two-way, full-front slide fastener to provide full-face protection, leaving only the eyes uncovered.

A few moments later, his arms were encased in the strangely thin material, and the slide fastener had been pulled up under his chin.

A slide fastener Iran right down the back separating the high-standing collar which showed a wet patch and was frayed.

The truck was owned by Mona Slide Fasteners, a company that also makes shoulder pads, belts and other textile materials, officials said.

Eventually, in 1917, a Norwegian, Gideon Sundback, patented a reliable slide fastener and the machinery to manufacture it.

The first slide fastener recorded in history was exhibited in 1893 by Whitcomb L. Judson, at the World's Fair in Chicago.

Mr. Donahue founded the Donahue Sales Corporation in New York, a national distributor of Talon slide fasteners.

Etappenlavage: Advanced diffuse peritonitis managed by planned multiple laparotomies utilizing zippers, slide fastener, and Velcro analogue for temporary abdominal closure.

Further confusion ensued as the balloon started to rise again; but when Doggins pulled the slide fastener that released the pressure, there were cries of disgust and one child was violently sick.

Eventually, his fingers located a slide fastener and he realised, to his relief, that he understood its purpose; the sleep-learning device had stocked his memory with many such useful items of information.

But as he pulled down the slide fastener and slipped inside, he knew his misgivings were unnecessary; devised for space exploration, the cloth seemed to become warm as he slipped inside it.

Within YKK, the company distinguishes between the Slide Fastener Division, the Textile and Plastic Products Division, and the Snap Fastener and Button Division.

The owner of the trailer, Joel Barrocas, said that he used the trailer and four others near it to store materials for his factory down the block, Mona Slide Fasteners Inc., which makes shoulder pads, belts, rhinestones and plastic menu covers.