eyehole

American  

[ahy-hohl] / ˈaɪˌhoʊl /

noun

1. a hole to look through, as in a mask or a curtain.

2. a circular opening for the insertion of a pin, hook, rope, etc.; eye.

3. eye socket.

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eyehole British  

/ ˈaɪˌhəʊl /

noun

1. a hole through which something, such as a rope, hook, or bar, is passed

2. the cavity that contains the eyeball; eye socket

3. another word for peephole

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Etymology

Origin of eyehole

First recorded in 1630–40; eye + hole

Example Sentences

Taped-together file folders, punctuated by a small eyehole, cover the small window in the door to Larios and Argueta’s tiny office, A-110J.

From Washington Post • Jun. 23, 2021

A thick wooden door stood between Downey and the hallway—a small eyehole in the door, covered from the outside, would jostle every few hours, reminding him he was being watched.

From Slate • Sep. 24, 2014

The mask—a thin, brittle piece of plastic—had two eyehole cutouts, two small nose-holes and a slight mouth slit for easy breathing.

From Slate • Oct. 31, 2013

I stood up on a little metal stool and slipped it into the slot and looked through the eyehole.

From "Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key" by Jack Gantos

There was only one eyehole through which he could look, and welded to that eyehole were six feet of pipe.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut