单词 | eyelet-hole |
释义 | eyelet-holev. Now rare. transitive. To make eyelet holes in.In quot. 1747 with figurative reference to wounding; cf. eyelet hole n. 1b. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being open or not closed > making holes or becoming holed > make (an opening or hole) [verb (transitive)] > make an opening or hole in or into > small eyelet-hole1747 eyelet1832 eye1842 buttonhole1862 1747 Gentleman's Mag. Feb. 71 These lovers are to eylet-hole one another in Miss Biddy's presence. 1854 Times 23 June Parchment or linen luggage labels, eyelet-holed. 1888 Morning Oregonian (Portland, Oregon) 11 Mar. 1/7 She has inaugurated the fashion of eyelet-holing the whole stomacher of a matron's gown. 1916 Fitchburg (Mass.) Daily Sentinel 25 Apr. 10/7 The neck opening is finished with a narrow turned-down collar, also scalloped and eyelet-holed. 1931 Times of India 22 Aug. 20/2 Many of the maillots were eyelet holed in patterns. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1747 |
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