eyelet

eyelet
/uy"lit/, n., v., eyeleted or eyeletted, eyeleting or eyeletting.
n.
1. 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.
2. a lightweight fabric pierced by small holes finished with stitching and often laid out in flowerlike designs.
3. a metal ring for lining a small hole; grommet.
4. an eyehole in a wall, mask, etc.
5. Also, oillet, oyelet, oylet. (in medieval architecture) a small aperture in a wall used as a window or loophole.
6. a small eye.
v.t.
7. to make an eyelet in.
8. to insert metal eyelets in.
[1350-1400; ME oillet < OF oillet, equiv. to oill eye ( < L oculus; see OCULAR) + -et -ET; influenced by EYE]

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