| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | eye·let |
| PRONUNCIATION: |    l t |
| NOUN: | 1a. A small hole or perforation, usually rimmed with metal, cord, fabric, or leather, used for fastening with a cord or hook. b. A metal ring designed to reinforce such a hole; a grommet. 2. A small hole edged with embroidered stitches as part of a design. 3. A peephole. 4. A small eye. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Alteration (influenced by eye) of Middle English oilet, from Old French oillet, diminutive of oil, eye, from Latin oculus. See okw- in Appendix I.
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