hook and eye
Example Sentences
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“I wonder,” Vi was sitting on the bed, sewing a hook and eye on the dress she had intended to wear, “if Amanda Peabody and The Shadow will be there.”
From Billie Bradley on Lighthouse Island The Mystery of the Wreck by Wheeler, Janet D.
Sara noticed that she fastened it with a hook and eye exactly like the ones on Mother's prettiest waist—only this one was more valuable, being of gold.
From The Garden of the Plynck by Minard, Florence
Finish, to correspond with, collar, placing a rosette in the centre of the cuff, and fastening with a hook and eye.
From The Lady's Album of Fancy Work for 1850 by Unknown
A bird's-eye view of the three loops would compare well in shape to the little mechanical contrivance known as the "eye" in the combination of "hook and eye."
From Through the Grand Canyon from Wyoming to Mexico by Kolb, E. L. (Ellsworth Leonardson)
Good-bye!' said he, feeling for the unfastened hook and eye on his coat.
From The Cossacks by Tolstoy, Leo, graf
