hook and eye

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noun

a two-piece clothes fastener, usually of metal, consisting of a hook that catches onto a loop or bar.

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.

Also called eyehook. the two-piece portion of such a device consisting of a hook and a screw eye.

Origin of hook and eye

First recorded in 1620–30

Words nearby hook and eye

Hoogh, Hooghly, hoo-ha, hook, hookah, hook and eye, hook and ladder, hook-and-ladder company, hook bolt, Hook, Captain, hook check

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Example sentences from the Web for hook and eye

Some there may be who regard pictures as implements of idolatry, while the Hook-and-Eye Baptists look upon buttons as immoral.
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 5 (of 14)|Elbert Hubbard
Fed upon French rolls and lobster salad and apricot tarts, and give her a lady's maid to hook-and-eye her gown for her!
Mrs. Halliburton's Troubles|Mrs. Henry Wood
It is fastened together by a hook-and-eye arrangement, exactly like those used on ladies' dresses.
The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 4|Various
A clasp of leather and a European hook-and-eye fastened the edges.
The Fugitives|R.M. Ballantyne

British Dictionary definitions for hook and eye

hook and eye

noun

a fastening for clothes consisting of a small hook hooked onto a small metal or thread loop

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	hook and eye
释义	hook and eye SEE SYNONYMS FOR hook and eye ON THESAURUS.COM noun a two-piece clothes fastener, usually of metal, consisting of a hook that catches onto a loop or bar. 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. Also called eyehook. the two-piece portion of such a device consisting of a hook and a screw eye. Origin of hook and eye First recorded in 1620–30 Words nearby hook and eye Hoogh, Hooghly, hoo-ha, hook, hookah, hook and eye, hook and ladder, hook-and-ladder company, hook bolt, Hook, Captain, hook check Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for hook and eye Some there may be who regard pictures as implements of idolatry, while the Hook-and-Eye Baptists look upon buttons as immoral. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 5 (of 14)\|Elbert Hubbard Fed upon French rolls and lobster salad and apricot tarts, and give her a lady's maid to hook-and-eye her gown for her! Mrs. Halliburton's Troubles\|Mrs. Henry Wood It is fastened together by a hook-and-eye arrangement, exactly like those used on ladies' dresses. The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 4\|Various A clasp of leather and a European hook-and-eye fastened the edges. The Fugitives\|R.M. Ballantyne British Dictionary definitions for hook and eye hook and eye noun a fastening for clothes consisting of a small hook hooked onto a small metal or thread loop Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to hook and eye snap, hook, clamp, clip, buckle, bolt, latch, hasp, clasp
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hook and eye

noun

Origin of hook and eye

Words nearby hook and eye

Example sentences from the Web for hook and eye

British Dictionary definitions for hook and eye

noun

Words related to hook and eye