HOOK AND EYE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does hook and eye mean? 

• HOOK AND EYE (noun)
  The noun HOOK AND EYE has 1 sense:

1. a kind of fastener used on clothing

  Familiarity information: HOOK AND EYE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HOOK AND EYE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A kind of fastener used on clothing

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("hook and eye" is a kind of...):

fastener; fastening; fixing; holdfast (restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place)