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 Calthrop, Dion Clayton
Her black dress ended at the neck abruptly in its own binding and a hook and eye.
From The Pastor's Wife by Arnim, Elizabeth von
Sara noticed that she fastened it with a hook and eye exactly like the ones on Mother's prettiest waist—only this one was more valuable, being of gold.
From The Garden of the Plynck by Minard, Florence
I gasped, as Sallie fastened the last hook and eye and stood beside Mammy to admire me.
From The Heart's Kingdom by Daviess, Maria Thompson
“I wonder,” Vi was sitting on the bed, sewing a hook and eye on the dress she had intended to wear, “if Amanda Peabody and The Shadow will be there.”
From Billie Bradley on Lighthouse Island The Mystery of the Wreck by Wheeler, Janet D.
