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eyelet

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n.

1. 1. A small hole or perforation, usually rimmed with metal, cord, fabric, or leather, used for fastening with a cord or hook.
   2. A metal ring designed to reinforce such a hole; a grommet.
2. A small hole edged with embroidered stitches as part of a design.
3. A peephole.
4. A small eye.

[Alteration (influenced by EYE) of Middle English oilet, from Old French oillet, diminutive of oil, eye, from Latin oculus.]

1. In a medieval castle, a small opening for light, air, or the discharge of missiles, in a wall or parapet; a small loophole.
2. A small hole in a wall.

eyelet

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IN BRIEF: n. - Fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines; A small hole (usually round and finished around the edges) in cloth or leather for the passage of a cord or hook or bar.

Tutor's tip: Put the lace through the last "eyelet" (a small eye or hole designed to receive a lace) of your shoe and let's walk around the "islet" (a small island).

Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: a small hole (usually round and finished around the edges) in cloth or leather for the passage of a cord

Meaning #2: fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines
  Synonyms: cringle, loop, grommet, grummet

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - øje, snørehul, hulmønster, lille åbning
v. tr. - lave øje i

Nederlands (Dutch)
vetergat, oogje, kijkgat

Français (French)
n. - ¯illet
v. tr. - avoir un ¯illet

Deutsch (German)
n. - Öse, Guckloch
v. - Ösen anbringen an

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - οφθαλμίδιο

Italiano (Italian)
occhiello

Português (Portuguese)
n. - ilhós (m)

Русский (Russian)
ушко, петелька, глазок

Español (Spanish)
n. - ojete, corcheta
v. tr. - ojetear

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - litet hål, snörhål

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
小孔, 金属圈, 孔眼, 在...上打小孔, 给...开小孔

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 小孔, 金屬圈, 孔眼
v. tr. - 在...上打小孔, 給...開小孔

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 작은 구멍, 들여다보는 구멍
v. tr. - ~에 작은 구멍을 뚫다, ~에 둥근 쇠붙이를 끼우다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 円い小穴, 鳩目
v. - 目穴をつくる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) حلقه معدنيه لتقويه عينيه, العينيه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮לולאה, טבעת מתכת לחיזוק לולאה, חריר צפייה, עינית, צורת קישוט ברקמה‬
v. tr. - ‮התקין לולאות‬

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