hook and eye

Example Sentences

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He entered the sitting-room, and there sat his wife by the oblong center-table, sewing a hook and eye on one of Lillian, second's, petticoats.

From The Financier, a novel by Dreiser, Theodore

"Still have to use a hook and eye at the bottom of the coat—blouse," he corrected himself.

From Dangerous Days by Rinehart, Mary Roberts

Every hook and eye and button on my clothes is moored so tight that even the hand laundry can't tear 'em off.

From Roast Beef, Medium by Ferber, Edna

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)

Everybody knows it down to the last hook and eye… Oh, well, I'll stay home.

From Broken to the Plow by Dobie, Charles Caldwell