zip-fasteninghttp://www.oed.com/dictionary/zip-fastening_n%3Ftab%3Dmeaning_and_usezip fastening, n. & adj.
Revised 2021

zip fasteningnoun & adjective

  1. 1925–
    a. n. A fastening device for clothes, bags, and other items, consisting of two flexible strips with interlocking projections of metal or plastic which can be closed or opened by pulling a sliding tag along them; = zip n.1 B.2; b. adj. that opens or closes by means of a zip.
    1. 1925
      Junior fashions..featured the introduction of the Zip fastening in little children's snow suits last winter.
      Washington C.H. (Ohio) Herald 23 April 5/7
    2. 1926
      Rip-open or ‘zip’ fastening bags have not been much liked.
      Times 25 August 13/6
    3. 1984
      Zip fastening pockets enable the rider to gain quick access to bits and pieces.
      Freewheeling (Australia) January 42/1
    4. 2000
      A one-piece mattress is often preferred because the zip fastenings are not always comfortable to sleep on.
      J. Copestick, And so to Bed 157/2

Originally published as part of the entry for zip, int. & n.¹

zip, int. & n.¹ was revised in March 2021.