eyelet
An object that consists of a rim and small hole or perforation to receive a cord or…An object that consists of a rim and small hole or perforation to receive a cord or fastener, as in garments, sails, etc. An eyelet may reinforce a hole.
Meaning
6 sensesAn object that consists of a rim and small hole or perforation to receive a cord or fastener, as in garments, sails, etc. An eyelet may reinforce a hole.
Push the aglet of the shoelace through each of the eyelets, one at a time.
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A shaped metal embellishment containing a hole, used in scrapbook. Eyelets are typically set by punching a hole in the page, placing the smooth side of the eyelet on a table, positioning the paper over protruding edge and curling the edge down using a hammer and eyelet setter.
Cotton fabric with small holes.
fabric decorated with small holes with finely stitched edges that form an ornamental pattern.
The contact tip of the base of a light bulb.
A peephole.
A little eye.
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Translations
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Origin
From Middle English oylet, from Old French oillet, equivalent to Old French oil (“eye”) +From Middle English oylet, from Old French oillet, equivalent to Old French oil (“eye”) + -et (diminutive suffix). Spelling and pronunciation were later on influenced by eye (which is distantly related to oil via Proto-Indo-European) as though suffixed with -let (a double diminutive also from -et).
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