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eyelet
(-lit)
noun
- a small hole for receiving a shoestring, rope, cord, hook, etc.
- a metal ring or short tube for reinforcing such a hole
- a small hole edged by stitching in embroidered work
- a peephole or loophole
- 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
- 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.
- A small hole edged with embroidered stitches as part of a design.
- A peephole.
- 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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