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eyehole

eyehole

7.4
A small round hole in cloth or leather for a cord
  • noun
  • /ˈaɪhoʊl/
translation icon : ojal
  • Instead of nomadic Tartars, I have my brother cutting eyeholes to open sky and earth, a mouth-hole to keep the wind inside me rising and blowing.

Examples

  • Without thinking, I leaned forward and blasted each eyehole with a shot of breath.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • "The eyeholes go around to the front," said Phrenk.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • "Maybe if we enlarged the eyeholes?" "No, I said.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • He set aside his sandwich, stood up, and tried to shove his foot through one of the eyeholes.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • 96 CONTINUED: folded nylon tarp with twine threaded through corner eyeholes.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • The mask had two eyeholes that allowed us to see more clearly.

  • She carefully cut eyeholes into the fabric to create a custom costume.

  • I looked through the eyehole to see who was at the door before opening it.

Synonyms

eye
vseyehole
225 7.2

The small hole at the end of a needle that thread passes through

is a fabric or leather hole rather than a needle loop
buttonhole
vseyehole
5 3.0

A small slit in fabric that a button passes through to fasten clothes

is for passing cords hooks or bars rather than fastening with buttons
eyelet
vseyehole
2 5.6

A small reinforced hole for threading a cord or rod

is a rounded edged hole not necessarily fitted with metal

Surface Forms

eyehole singular
eyehole plural

Morphology

eyehole = eye + hole (semi-transparent) = eye + hole

The components 'eye' and 'hole' are clear, but the specific application to a small hole for a cord or hook is specialized.

Etymology

Eyehole comes from eye ('eye') and hole ('opening'), and is like the small round opening called an eyelet on a curtain or belt. So an eyehole is the little hole made to let a cord, hook, or bar pass through.