zippered

[ zip-erd ]
/ ˈzɪp ərd /

adjective

fastened or fitted with a zipper or zippers: zippered slipcovers.

Origin of zippered

First recorded in 1940–45; zipper + -ed3

Words nearby zippered

zip-in, zip-out, zipangu, ziploc, zipper, zippered, zipporah, zippy, ziram, zircalloy, zircaloy

Definition for zippered (2 of 2)

zipper
[ zip-er ]
/ ˈzɪp ər /

noun

Also called slide fastener. a device used for fastening clothing, valises, etc., consisting of two toothed tracks or spiral metal or plastic coils, each bordering one of two edges to be joined, and a piece that either interlocks or separates them when pulled.
a person or thing that zips.
a rubber and fabric boot or overshoe fastened up the leg by a zipper.
a large illuminated display of news bulletins or advertisements that rapidly and continously flash by on an upper part of a building.

verb (used with or without object)

zip2.

Origin of zipper

1920–25, Americanism; formerly a trademark; see zip1, -er1

OTHER WORDS FROM zipper

zip·per·less, adjective

Example sentences from the Web for zippered

  • Duggan zippered shut his gray-checked jacket and left the booth.

    Second Sight |Basil Eugene Wells

  • We put on zippered windbreaks and the 'copter soared noiselessly into the pale crimson sky.

    The Planet Savers |Marion Zimmer Bradley

British Dictionary definitions for zippered (1 of 2)

zippered
/ (ˈzɪpəd) /

adjective

provided or fastened with a zip

British Dictionary definitions for zippered (2 of 2)

zipper
/ (ˈzɪpə) /

noun

US and Canadian 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 Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): zip