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lɪt noun
1.
a small hole, usually round and finished along the edge, as in cloth or leather for the passage of a lace or cord or as in embroidery for ornamental effect.
2.
a lightweight fabric pierced by small holes finished with stitching and often laid out in flowerlike designs.
3.
a metal ring for lining a small hole; grommet.
4.
an eyehole in a wall, mask, etc.
5.
6.
a small eye.
verb (used with object)
7.
to make an eyelet in.
8.
to insert metal eyelets in.
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| —n | |
| 1. | a small hole for a lace or cord to be passed through or for a hook to be inserted into |
| 2. | a small metal ring or tube with flared ends bent back, reinforcing an eyehole in fabric |
| 3. | a chink or small opening, such as a peephole in a wall |
| 4. | embroidery |
| a. a small hole with finely stitched edges, forming part of an ornamental pattern | |
| b. Also called: eyelet embroidery a piece of embroidery decorated with such work | |
| 5. | fabric decorated with such work produced by machine |
| 6. | a small eye or eyelike marking |
| —vb | |
| 7. | (tr) to supply with an eyelet or eyelets |
| [C14: from Old French oillet, literally: a little eye, from oill eye, from Latin oculus eye; see | |
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Word Origin & History
eyelet
"small hole," M.E. oilet, from M.Fr. oeillet, dim. of oeil "eye," from L. oculus (see eye). Spelling influenced by eye.
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