eyelet

[ ahy-lit ]

/ ˈaɪ lɪt /

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noun

a small hole, usually round and finished along the edge, as in cloth or leather for the passage of a lace or cord or as in embroidery for ornamental effect.

a lightweight fabric pierced by small holes finished with stitching and often laid out in flowerlike designs.

a metal ring for lining a small hole; grommet.

an eyehole in a wall, mask, etc.

Also oillet, oyelet, oylet. (in medieval architecture) a small aperture in a wall used as a window or loophole.

a small eye.

verb (used with object), eye·let·ed or eye·let·ted, eye·let·ing or eye·let·ting.

to make an eyelet in.

to insert metal eyelets in.

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Origin of eyelet

1350–1400; Middle English oillet<Old French oillet, equivalent to oill eye (<Latin oculus;see ocular) + -et-et; influenced by eye

Words nearby eyelet

eyehook, eyelash, eyelash sign, eye lens, eyeless, eyelet, eyeleteer, eyelevel, eyelid, eyelift, eyeliner

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How to use eyelet in a sentence

Double eyelets at the top of the tongue allowed us to lock in the lacing to keep our feet in place.
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A pair of eyelets at the ankle allow you to lace the boots all the way up.
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Metal eyelets connect the fly to the poles at the corners, which bodes well for the long term, as does pairing its 68-denier, PU-coated polyester floor with the included ground sheet of the same material.
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Durability in the details looks good as well thanks to metal eyelets and solid aluminum stakes that refused to bend.
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It wasn’t until he saw a local artist’s painting of malji—a blue canvas covered in pink and red eyelets—that he realized the word also described the bubbles of light that indicate where the catch might be.
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During the ceremony, she was surrounded by 15 towheaded flower girls, each in a white eyelet dress and flower crown.
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Presently he was rewarded by finding a small eyelet hole in the side of the mattress.
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There was a little eyelet, a square hole with a flap buttoned down over it, on a level with their heads.
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Doolga wrung Silka's hand, that she still clutched, as they knelt side by side on the sheepskin looking through the eyelet.
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Eyelet-hole: Holes in a sail through which a lacing is passed or reef nettles rove.
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And he crushed one between his fingers, and put the other into the eyelet of his boot to strangle it.
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British Dictionary definitions for eyelet

eyelet

/ (ˈaɪlɪt) /

noun

a small hole for a lace or cord to be passed through or for a hook to be inserted into

a small metal ring or tube with flared ends bent back, reinforcing an eyehole in fabric

a chink or small opening, such as a peephole in a wall

embroidery

a small hole with finely stitched edges, forming part of an ornamental pattern
Also called: eyelet embroidery a piece of embroidery decorated with such work

fabric decorated with such work produced by machine

a small eye or eyelike marking

verb

(tr) to supply with an eyelet or eyelets

Word Origin for eyelet

C14: from Old French oillet, literally: a little eye, from oill eye, from Latin oculus eye; see eye 1

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