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Eyelet   /ˈaɪlət/   Listen
Eyelet

noun
1.
A small hole (usually round and finished around the edges) in cloth or leather for the passage of a cord or hook or bar.  Synonym: eyehole.
2.
Fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines.  Synonyms: cringle, grommet, grummet, loop.






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"Eyelet" Quotes from Famous Books



... will hold together," Charlotte said laughing, as she put it on, and, kneeling before Granny, waited while the delicate old fingers slowly fastened each eyelet. When she rose she was a figure at which the old lady who loved her looked ...
— Mrs. Red Pepper • Grace S. Richmond

... Susan and I were most particularly proud of, was a pair of stays. They were a long time in hand, for the fitting them was a most difficult job; but when finished, they were such curiosities of needlework, that Susan's neat mother herself used to show off the stitching and the eyelet-holes to every friend that came ...
— The Doll and Her Friends - or Memoirs of the Lady Seraphina • Unknown



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