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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
   - eyehole
    
2. Fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines
   - cringle, loop, grommet, grummet

Sounds like: islet

Derived forms: eyelets

See also: eye

Type of: fastener, fastening, fixing, holdfast, hole

Part of: boot, curtain, drape, drapery, garment, mantle, pall

Encyclopedia: Eyelet