Meanings
Translations
Bulgarian телено копче
- телено копче (teleno kopče)a matched hook and an eye, used for fastening
Catalan gafet
- gafeta matched hook and an eye, used for fastening
Chinese Mandarin 风纪扣, 风纪扣儿
- 风纪扣 (fēngjìkòu)a matched hook and an eye, used for fastening
- 风纪扣儿 (fēngjìkòur)a matched hook and an eye, used for fastening
Esperanto agrafo
- agrafoa matched hook and an eye, used for fastening
Finnish hakanen ja vastakappale
- hakanen ja vastakappalea matched hook and an eye, used for fastening
French agrafe et porte
- agrafe et portea matched hook and an eye, used for fastening
German Heftel, Haftel
- Heftela matched hook and an eye, used for fastening
- Haftela matched hook and an eye, used for fastening
Greek κόπιτσα
- κόπιτσα (kópitsa)a matched hook and an eye, used for fastening
Irish lúb is corrán, crúca is cró
- lúb is corrána matched hook and an eye, used for fastening
- crúca is cróa matched hook and an eye, used for fastening
Norwegian Bokmål hekte og malje
- hekte og maljea matched hook and an eye, used for fastening
Polish haftka
- haftkaa matched hook and an eye, used for fastening
Russian крючо́к
- крючо́к (krjučók)a matched hook and an eye, used for fastening
Spanish corchete
- corchetea matched hook and an eye, used for fastening
Swedish hyska och hake
- hyska och hakea matched hook and an eye, used for fastening
Turkish kopça
- kopçaa matched hook and an eye, used for fastening
Cite this entry
APA
hook and eye. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hook%20and%20eye
MLA
“hook and eye.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hook%20and%20eye. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hook and eye,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hook%20and%20eye.
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