eyelet

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˈaɪ.lət/

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• Homophone: islet

Noun

Singular eyelet

Plural eyelets

1. (countable) An eyelet is a small rimmed hole in a cloth for a lace or fastener to pass through.

Verb

Plain form eyelet

Third-person singular eyelets

Past tense eyeleted

Past participle eyeleted

Present participle eyeleting

1. (transitive) If you eyelet something, you make eyelets in it.