EYELET

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does eyelet mean? 

• EYELET (noun)
  The noun EYELET has 2 senses:

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

2. fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines

  Familiarity information: EYELET used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• EYELET (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A small hole (usually round and finished around the edges) in cloth or leather for the passage of a cord or hook or bar

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

eyehole; eyelet

Hypernyms ("eyelet" is a kind of...):

hole (an opening deliberately made in or through something)

Holonyms ("eyelet" is a part of...):

boot (footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg)

curtain; drape; drapery; mantle; pall (hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window))

garment (an article of clothing)

Derivation:

eye (a small hole or loop (as in a needle))

Sense 2

Meaning:

Fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

cringle; eyelet; grommet; grummet; loop

Hypernyms ("eyelet" is a kind of...):

fastener; fastening; fixing; holdfast (restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place)

Derivation:

eye (a small hole or loop (as in a needle))