| 单词 | eyelet |
| 释义 | eyelet /uy"lit/, n. , v. , eyeleted or eyeletted, eyeleting or eyeletting. n. 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. v.t. 7. to make an eyelet in. 8. to insert metal eyelets in. [1350-1400; ME oillet < OF oillet, equiv. to oill eye ( < L oculus; see OCULAR) + -et -ET; influenced by EYE] |
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