press-fastener
[f. press v.1 + fastener.]
= press-stud.
| 1926–7 Army & Navy Stores Catal. 664/3 Press fasteners..in black or white, 1 dozen on card. 1956 Good Housek. Home Encyl. (ed. 4) 185/2 One side must be left open.., press fasteners or hooks and eyes being used to close it. 1960 Mrs. Beeton's Cookery & Househ. Managem. 145 Hooks and Eyes, Press Fasteners. 1976 J. Wainwright Who goes Next? 95 Racing gloves..fastened at the back of the wrist, with a good press-fastener. |