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Word entry · 6 letters

eyelet

Best crossword clue

"Small lace hole"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ˈaɪ.lət/Part of speech nounSorted eeeltyStarts with EEnds with T1 cluesCommon crossword word
1E2Y3E4L5E6T

Definitions

  1. fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines

Word origin

From Middle English oylet, from Old French oillet, equivalent to Old French oil (“eye”) + -et (diminutive suffix). Spelling and pronunciation were later on influenced by eye (which is distantly related to oil via Proto-Indo-European) as though suffixed with -let (a double diminutive also from -et).

Used in a sentence

  • Push the aglet of the shoelace through each of the eyelets, one at a time.

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