[ˈʌɪlɪt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a small round hole in leather or cloth for threading a lace, string, or rope through

- a small hole or slit in a wall for looking through


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Origin:
late 16th century, from eye + -let. Late Middle English oilet is from Old French oillet, diminutive of oil ‘eye’, from Latin oculus

[ˈʌɪlɪt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- make eyelets in (fabric)
(e.g: her dress is of the whitest fabric, all eyeleted, embroidered, sashed)


Phrases:

Origin:
late 16th century, from eye + -let. Late Middle English oilet is from Old French oillet, diminutive of oil ‘eye’, from Latin oculus