"eyelet" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈaɪ.lət/ Audio: en-us-eyelet.ogg Forms: eyelets [plural]
Rhymes: -aɪlət Etymology: From Middle English oylet, from Old French oillet, equivalent to Old French oil (“eye”) + -et (diminutive suffix). Spelling as eye + -let is due to folk etymology. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|oylet}} Middle English oylet, {{der|en|fro|oillet}} Old French oillet, {{der|en|fro|oil||eye}} Old French oil (“eye”), {{suf|en|eye|let}} eye + -let Head templates: {{en-noun}} eyelet (plural eyelets)
  1. 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. Translations (A small hole to receive a cord or fastener): rengasniitti (Finnish), sirkkarengas (Finnish), sirkka (Finnish), vahvikerengas (Finnish), œillet [masculine] (French), ollal [masculine] (Galician), ollete [masculine] (Galician), Öse [feminine] (German), Schnüröse [feminine] (German), súilín [masculine] (Irish), occhiello [masculine] (Italian), foramen (Latin), lhoobag [feminine] (Manx), malje [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), malje [feminine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), melle [feminine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), ilhó [masculine] (Portuguese), casa [feminine] (Portuguese), ojete [masculine] (Spanish), ojal [masculine] (Spanish), öljet [common-gender] (Swedish), ohetes (Tagalog), лю́верс (ljúvers) (Ukrainian)
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  2. 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.
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  3. Cotton fabric with small holes. Categories (topical): Fabrics
    Sense id: en-eyelet-en-noun-676oGGM4 Disambiguation of Fabrics: 24 18 32 5 1 7 13 Categories (other): Terms with Irish translations Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 32 26 11 6 2 8 14
  4. The contact tip of the base of a light bulb.
    Sense id: en-eyelet-en-noun-tBZl3DKT
  5. A peephole.
    Sense id: en-eyelet-en-noun-nsdChGkT
  6. A little eye.
    Sense id: en-eyelet-en-noun-KS-MMoWs

Verb

IPA: /ˈaɪ.lət/ Audio: en-us-eyelet.ogg Forms: eyelets [present, singular, third-person], eyeleting [participle, present], eyeletting [participle, present], eyeleted [participle, past], eyeleted [past], eyeletted [participle, past], eyeletted [past]
Rhymes: -aɪlət Etymology: From Middle English oylet, from Old French oillet, equivalent to Old French oil (“eye”) + -et (diminutive suffix). Spelling as eye + -let is due to folk etymology. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|oylet}} Middle English oylet, {{der|en|fro|oillet}} Old French oillet, {{der|en|fro|oil||eye}} Old French oil (“eye”), {{suf|en|eye|let}} eye + -let Head templates: {{en-verb|past2=eyeletted|pres_ptc2=eyeletting}} eyelet (third-person singular simple present eyelets, present participle eyeleting or eyeletting, simple past and past participle eyeleted or eyeletted)
  1. (transitive) To make eyelets in. Tags: transitive
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      "word": "rengasniitti"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "word": "sirkkarengas"
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      "sense": "A small hole to receive a cord or fastener",
      "word": "sirkka"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "word": "vahvikerengas"
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      "sense": "A small hole to receive a cord or fastener",
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      "sense": "A small hole to receive a cord or fastener",
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "A small hole to receive a cord or fastener",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Öse"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "A small hole to receive a cord or fastener",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Schnüröse"
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      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "A small hole to receive a cord or fastener",
      "tags": [
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      ],
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "A small hole to receive a cord or fastener",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "occhiello"
    },
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      "code": "la",
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      "sense": "A small hole to receive a cord or fastener",
      "word": "foramen"
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      "sense": "A small hole to receive a cord or fastener",
      "tags": [
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      "sense": "A small hole to receive a cord or fastener",
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "melle"
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "A small hole to receive a cord or fastener",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "ilhó"
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      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "A small hole to receive a cord or fastener",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "casa"
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "A small hole to receive a cord or fastener",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "ojete"
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      "sense": "A small hole to receive a cord or fastener",
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      "word": "ojal"
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      "sense": "A small hole to receive a cord or fastener",
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      "sense": "A small hole to receive a cord or fastener",
      "word": "ohetes"
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      "roman": "ljúvers",
      "sense": "A small hole to receive a cord or fastener",
      "word": "лю́верс"
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        "To make eyelets in."
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        "(transitive) To make eyelets in."
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