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eyelet
[ ahy-lit ]
/ ˈaɪ lɪt /
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noun
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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eyelet
/ (ˈaɪlɪt) /
noun
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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