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zippered

American  
[zip-erd] / ˈzɪp ərd /

adjective

  1. fastened or fitted with a zipper or zippers.

    zippered slipcovers.


zippered British  
/ ˈzɪpəd /

adjective

  1. provided or fastened with a zip

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of zippered

First recorded in 1940–45; zipper + -ed 3

Example Sentences

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Jain seems to be adjusting well—he joined a video interview with Barron’s wearing a zippered sweater—and has no shortage of work to do.

From Barron's May 12, 2026

Tamasi said she found a zippered range bag, typically used for firearms and ammunition, on the floor of Boyd’s truck.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 5, 2026

A lower-tech option I’ve seen is using safety pins to keep front pockets closed, something that works particularly well with zippered pockets.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 1, 2026

And, owners get a zippered hard-shell case with room for the controller, a netted area for cables and a place to hold the accessory storage box.

From Washington Times Nov. 25, 2023

The chain reaction of discoveries—linkage, crossing over, the linearity of genetic maps, the distance between genes—burst forth with such ferocity that it seemed, at times, that genetics was not born but zippered into existence.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

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