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Noun: eyelet  I-lut
  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
     
  3. Fabric decorated with small holes with finely stitched edges that form an ornamental pattern.

Sounds like: i

Derived forms: eyelets

Type of: cloth, fabric, fastener, fastening, fixing, holdfast, hole, material, textile

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

Encyclopedia: Eyelet