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fastener

 noun
     
Related topics: Clothes
fas‧ten‧er also fas‧ten‧ing [countable]
1DCC something that you use to join something together, such as a button on a piece of clothing:
shoes with velcro fasteners
2 something that is used to keep a door, window etc firmly shut
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