hook and eye

Example Sentences

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"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

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)

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

I can get them fer her easy enough; the twins have been helping her some, one with a sinker and the other with a hook and eye.

From The Best Short Stories of 1919 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story by O'Brien, Edward J. (Edward Joseph Harrington)

Not only have I examined the various materials for stains, but I've tested each hook and eye and button and pin.

From The Film Mystery by Reeve, Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin)