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Definitions for Eyelet

[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] Also oillet, oyelet, oylet. (in medieval architecture) a small aperture in a wall used as a window or loophole.
[6] a small eye.
[7] to make an eyelet in.
[8] to insert metal eyelets in.
[9] a small hole for a lace or cord to be passed through or for a hook to be inserted into
[10] a small metal ring or tube with flared ends bent back, reinforcing an eyehole in fabric
[11] a chink or small opening, such as a peephole in a wall
[12] embroidery a small hole with finely stitched edges, forming part of an ornamental pattern Also called: eyelet embroidery a piece of embroidery decorated with such work
[13] fabric decorated with such work produced by machine
[14] a small eye or eyelike marking
[15] (tr) to supply with an eyelet or eyelets

Words related to Eyelet

coil, curve, dent, tunnel, void, crater, pocket, window, gap, pit, break, cut, space, mouth, crack, circumference, wreath, knot, hoop, twirl

Words nearby Eyelet

eyehole, eyehook, eyelash, eyelash sign, eyeless, eyelet, eyeleteer, eyelevel, eyelid, eyelift, eyeliner

Origin of Eyelet

1350–1400; Middle English oillet < Old French oillet, equivalent to oill eye (< Latin oculus; see ocular) + -et -et; influenced by eye

Word origin for Eyelet

C14: from Old French oillet, literally: a little eye, from oill eye, from Latin oculus eye; see eye 1

Synonyms for Eyelet

coil, curve, bend, circuit, circumference, convolution, curl, hoop, kink, knot, loophole, noose, ring, twirl, twist, whorl, wreath