"calyx eye" meaning in All languages combined

See calyx eye on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: calyx eyes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} calyx eye (plural calyx eyes)
  1. A kind of oval-shaped needle eye with a slot for inserting the thread.
    Sense id: en-calyx_eye-en-noun-we2kp~Zn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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