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Examples
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Her first dresses were fastened with a complicated line of hook-and-eye closures.
One 'Magic Room' That Links Generations of Brides Jeffrey Zaslow 2012
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So I could plainly hear her inhale when I undid the very top hook-and-eye fastener of her corset.
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She wears nice tan boots with hook-and-eye closures.
Crossing the Tracks Barbara Stuber 2010
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The collection moved on to sexier looks and juxtaposed girlish white cotton eyelet with vampy hook-and-eye enclosures that in some cases ran the length of the garment.
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Thakoon Panichgul on Sunday night showed familiar silhouettes with interesting finishing details such as an asymmetrical dress with hook-and-eye closures all the way up the front.
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She wears nice tan boots with hook-and-eye closures.
Crossing the Tracks Barbara Stuber 2010
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Up top I wore a black leather square-neck Gucci cardigan with hook-and-eye closures and a big black belt beneath my bustline.
’Til Death Miasha 2010
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Nothing kills the mood like 2,600 hook-and-eye closures, we're just saying. 3.
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Put a hook-and-eye latch on the other side to straighten it out.
The Creative Process, or: How to write a novel. matociquala 2007
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I sewed a hook-and-eye onto the back of my bras for those needed occassions, however, it is a two person job to hook it when needed so to eliminate that problem I sewed them onto the bras I have that clasp in the front.
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