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A matched hook and an eye (loop into which the hook can fit), used for fastening.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: closure, fastener
a kind of fastener used on clothing
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: fastener, fastening, holdfast, fixing
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
21 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Bulgarian:
телено копче
(teleno kopče)
— a matched hook and an eye, used for fastening
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Catalan:
gafet
— a matched hook and an eye, used for fastening
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Chinese Mandarin:
风纪扣
(fēngjìkòu)
— a matched hook and an eye, used for fastening
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Chinese Mandarin:
风纪扣儿
(fēngjìkòur)
— a matched hook and an eye, used for fastening
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Esperanto:
agrafo
— a matched hook and an eye, used for fastening
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Finnish:
hakanen ja vastakappale
— a matched hook and an eye, used for fastening
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French:
agrafe et porte
— a matched hook and an eye, used for fastening
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German:
Heftel
— a matched hook and an eye, used for fastening
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German:
Haftel
— a matched hook and an eye, used for fastening
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Greek:
κόπιτσα
(kópitsa)
— a matched hook and an eye, used for fastening
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Ido:
agrafo
— a matched hook and an eye, used for fastening
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Irish:
lúb is corrán
— a matched hook and an eye, used for fastening
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Irish:
crúca is cró
— a matched hook and an eye, used for fastening
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Norwegian Bokmål:
hekte og malje
— a matched hook and an eye, used for fastening
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Norwegian Nynorsk:
hekte og malje
— a matched hook and an eye, used for fastening
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Norwegian Nynorsk:
hekte og melle
— a matched hook and an eye, used for fastening
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Polish:
haftka
— a matched hook and an eye, used for fastening
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Russian:
крючо́к
(krjučók)
— a matched hook and an eye, used for fastening
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Spanish:
corchete
— a matched hook and an eye, used for fastening
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Swedish:
hyska och hake
— a matched hook and an eye, used for fastening
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Turkish:
kopça
— a matched hook and an eye, used for fastening