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    hook and eye
    /ˌhʊk (ə)n(d) ˈʌɪ/

    noun

    • 1. a small metal hook and loop used together as a fastener on a garment.

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  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › hook-and-eyeHOOK AND EYE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    HOOK AND EYE definition: 1. a device for fastening clothes, consisting of a small bent piece of metal into which a hook fits…. Learn more.

  4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › hook and eyeHook and eye Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of HOOK AND EYE is a 2-part fastening device (as on a garment or a door) consisting of a metal hook that catches over a bar or into a loop.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › hook and eyeHOOK AND EYE Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com

    Hook and eye definition: a two-piece clothes fastener, usually of metal, consisting of a hook that catches onto a loop or bar.. See examples of HOOK AND EYE used in a sentence.

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  7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › hook-and-eyehook and eye noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and ...

    /ˌhʊk ən ˈaɪ/ (plural hooks and eyes) a device for fastening clothes, consisting of a small thin piece of metal curved round, and a hook that fits into it. Want to learn more?

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › hook+and+eyehook and eye - The Free Dictionary

    Define hook and eye. hook and eye synonyms, hook and eye pronunciation, hook and eye translation, English dictionary definition of hook and eye. n. 1. A clothes fastener consisting of a small blunt metal hook that is inserted in a corresponding loop or eyelet.

  9. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › hook-and-eyeDefinition of 'hook and eye' - Collins Online Dictionary

    1. a two-piece clothes fastener, usually of metal, consisting of a hook that catches onto a loop or bar. 2. a three-piece latching device consisting of a hook attached to a screw eye or an eyebolt and a separate screw eye or eyebolt that the hook engages as it bridges a gap, as one between a door and a jamb or a gate and a gatepost. 3.

  10. www.oed.com › dictionary › hook-and-eye_nhook and eye noun - Oxford English Dictionary

    Meaning & use. Pronunciation. Forms. Frequency. Compounds & derived words. Factsheet. What does the phrase hook and eye mean? There is one meaning in OED's entry for the phrase hook and eye. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence. Entry status.