hook and eye
Example Sentences
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She wore boots laced up at the side, or long boots of soft leather fastened with hook and eye; shoes like a man’s, but not so pointed and extreme.
From English Costume by Dion Clayton Calthrop
The ends of the belt should be slightly tapered, and the hook and eye screwed firmly home.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Joshua Rose
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 Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin) Reeve
"Some trifle may have been forgotten and a missing hook and eye might spoil the effect of the whole thing."
From Up the Hill and Over by Isabel Ecclestone Mackay
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 E. L. (Ellsworth Leonardson) Kolb
