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Definition of Eyelet

1. Noun. A small hole (usually round and finished around the edges) in cloth or leather for the passage of a cord or hook or bar.

2. Noun. Fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines.

Definition of Eyelet

1. n. A small hole or perforation to receive a cord or fastener, as in garments, sails, etc.

Definition of Eyelet

1. Noun. 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. ¹

2. Noun. 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. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Eyelet

1. to make a small hole in [v -LETTED, -LETTING, -LETS]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Eyelet

eyegrounds eyehole eyeholes eyehook eyehooks eyeing eyelash eyelash-curler eyelash curler eyelash sign

eyelashed eyelashes eyeless eyelessly eyelessness eyeleted eyeleteer eyeleteers eyelets eyeletted

eyeletting eyeliad eyeliads eyelid eyelidded eyelids eyelift eyelifts eyelike

Literary usage of Eyelet

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Shoe Industry by Frederick James Allen (1922)
"... eyelet inserted on the inner side of the eyelet facing, the hole on the outer side being left raw-edged. ..."

2. A Dictionary of English Synonymes and Synonymous Or Parallel Expressions by Richard Soule, George Holmes Howison (1891)
"Euphrasy, euphrasia ( eyelet« n. Perforation, aperture* eye, eyelet-hole. eyelet-bole, я. eyelet. Eyesight, n. I. Vision, sense of seeing. officinaux}. ..."

3. The Mechanics' Magazine (1858)
"FENS, the well-known machine and tool manufacturer, of Newgate-street, London, has introduced an excellent compound eyelet machine, which answers both for ..."

4. The Anatomy of Melancholy: What it Is, with All the Kinds, Causes, Symptoms by Robert Burton (1862)
"... full of eyelet-holes, and with needles sticking in them (as an emblem of jealousy), and so pacified his suspicious father, after some speeches and ..."

5. The Anatomy of melancholy v. 3 by Robert Burton (1875)
"velvet gown, full of eyelet-holes, and with needles sticking in them (as an emblem of jealousy), and so pacified ..."

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