eyelet-hole

  • 21eyelet — noun a small round hole in leather or cloth for threading a lace, string, or rope through. ↘a metal ring used to reinforce such a hole. ↘a small hole with stitching around its edge, used as a form of decoration in embroidery. verb (eyelets,… …

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  • 22eyelet — eye•let [[t]ˈaɪ lɪt[/t]] n. 1) clo a small hole for the passage of a cord or lace or for decoration 2) tex a lightweight fabric pierced by small holes finished with stitching, often arranged in flowerlike designs 3) a metal ring for lining a… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 23eyelet — /ˈaɪlət / (say uyluht) noun 1. a small, typically round hole, especially one finished at the edge, as in cloth or leather, for the passage of a lace or cord, or in embroidery, for ornament. 2. a metal ring for lining a small hole. 3. an eyehole… …

  • 24eyelet — n. & v. n. 1 a small hole in paper, leather, cloth, etc., for string or rope etc. to pass through. 2 a metal ring reinforcement for this. 3 a small eye, esp. the ocellus on a butterfly s wing (cf. EYE n. 11a). 4 a form of decoration in embroidery …

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  • 25eyelet — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. opening, aperture, perforation; see hole 1 …

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  • 26eyelet — eye|let [ˈaılıt] n a hole surrounded by a metal ring that is put in leather or cloth so that a string can be passed through it …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 27eyelet — eye|let [ aılət ] noun count a small hole in cloth surrounded by a metal ring, for putting a string or rope through …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 28eyelet — small hole in fabric to allow passage of a cord; cotton fabric with small holes Fabric and Cloth …

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  • 29eyelet — eye·let || aɪlɪt n. small hole …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 30eyelet — noun (C) a hole surrounded by a metal ring that is put in leather or cloth so that a string can be passed through it …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English