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eyelet definition

eye·let (-lit)

noun

  1. a small hole for receiving a shoestring, rope, cord, hook, etc.
  2. a metal ring or short tube for reinforcing such a hole
  3. a small hole edged by stitching in embroidered work
  4. a peephole or loophole
  5. a small eye; ocellus

Etymology: ME oylet < OFr oeillet, dim. of oeil, eye < L oculus, eye

transitive verb

to provide with eyelets

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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