hook and eye

English

A hook and eye, used to fasten clothing

Noun

hook and eye (plural hooks and eyes)

1. A matched hook and an eye (loop into which the hook can fit), used for fastening.

Hyponyms

• (temporary fastener): closure, fastener

Coordinate terms

• (temporary fastener): button, clasp, hasp, latch, Velcro, zipper

Related terms

• eye hook, eye bolt

Translations

a matched hook and an eye, used for fastening

• Bulgarian: телено копче n (teleno kopče)
• Catalan: gafet (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 风纪扣 (zh) (fēngjìkòu), 风纪扣儿 (fēngjìkòur)

• Esperanto: agrafo
• Finnish: hakanen ja vastakappale
• French: agrafe et porte
• German: Heftel n, Haftel (de) n
• Greek: κόπιτσα (el) f (kópitsa)
• Ido: agrafo (io)
• Irish: lúb is corrán, crúca is cró m
• Korean: please add this translation if you can
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: hekte og malje

  Nynorsk: hekte og malje, hekte og melle

• Persian: please add this translation if you can
• Polish: haftka (pl) f
• Portuguese: please add this translation if you can
• Russian: крючо́к (ru) (krjučók) (usual and very ambiguous)
• Spanish: corchete (es) m
• Swedish: hyska och hake
• Turkish: kopça (tr)