- 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.
- a lightweight fabric pierced by small holes finished with stitching and often laid out in flowerlike designs.
- a metal ring for lining a small hole; grommet.
- an eyehole in a wall, mask, etc.
- (in medieval architecture) a small aperture in a wall used as a window or loophole.
- a small eye.
- to make an eyelet in.
- to insert metal eyelets in.
- a small hole for a lace or cord to be passed through or for a hook to be inserted into
- a small metal ring or tube with flared ends bent back, reinforcing an eyehole in fabric
- a chink or small opening, such as a peephole in a wall
- embroidery
- a small hole with finely stitched edges, forming part of an ornamental pattern
- a piece of embroidery decorated with such work
- fabric decorated with such work produced by machine
- a small eye or eyelike marking
- to supply with an eyelet or eyelets
