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Definition of hook and eye noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

hook and eye

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