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See more synonyms for eyelet on Thesaurus.com 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 . Show More
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. Show More
Origin of eyelet 1350–1400; Middle English oillet <
Old French oillet, equivalent to
oill eye (<
Latin oculus; see
ocular ) +
-et -et ; influenced by
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Related Words for eyelet coil ,
curve ,
dent ,
tunnel ,
void ,
crater ,
pocket ,
window ,
gap ,
pit ,
break ,
cut ,
space ,
mouth ,
crack ,
circumference ,
wreath ,
knot ,
hoop ,
twirl Examples from the Web for eyelet Historical Examples of eyelet It should be fastened at the back, with hooks and eyelet holes.
His appetite fell off and his belt hooked in the fourth eyelet .
Sometimes you might like to make an eyelet to represent a grape.
Fig. 110 shows the rope passed around and whipped to an eyelet .
The eyelet holes were next worked, and the method is shown in the diagram.
British Dictionary definitions for eyelet 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 Show More
(tr) to supply with an eyelet or eyelets Show More
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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Word Origin and History for eyelet n. "small hole," late 14c., oilet , from Middle French oeillet , diminutive of oeil "eye," from Latin oculus (see eye (n.)). Spelling influenced by eye .
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