eyelet

(-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

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

transitive verb

to provide with eyelets

See eyelet in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. a. A small hole or perforation, usually rimmed with metal, cord, fabric, or leather, used for fastening with a cord or hook.
    b. A metal ring designed to reinforce such a hole; a grommet.
  2. A small hole edged with embroidered stitches as part of a design.
  3. A peephole.
  4. A small eye.

Origin:

Origin: Alteration (influenced by eye)

Origin: of Middle English oilet

Origin: , from Old French oillet

Origin: , diminutive of oil, eye

Origin: , from Latin oculus; see okw- in Indo-European roots

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