hook and eyenoun [ C usually singular ]
uk/ˌhʊk ənd ˈaɪ/us/ˌhʊk ənd ˈaɪ/a device for fastening clothes, consisting of a small bent piece of metal into which a hook fits
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Fasteners for clothes
- belt
- buckle
- button
- button fly
- button-through
- buttonhole
- clasp
- cufflink
- fastener
- flies
- fly
- lace
- lace sth up
- popper
- press stud
- snap
- Velcro
- zip
- zip sth/sb up
- zipper
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