snap fastener

[ snap fas-uh-ner, fah-suh-ner ]

noun

1. a two-pieced fastening device with a projection that fits into a hole, used especially to hold clothing, pillows, etc., together.

snap fastener

noun

1. See press stud
   another name for press stud

Word History and Origins

Origin of snap fastener¹

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

They pull up over the calf, and you can fasten the battery packs to the inner top cuff using snap fasteners.

From Popular-Science

A snap fastener will hold the flap over the tools so they won't fall out.

From Project Gutenberg

It will be noticed that the cap of the snap fastener is taken as the central point in design.

From Project Gutenberg