/uy"lit/ , n. , v. , eyeleted or eyeletted, eyeleting or eyeletting .
n.
1. 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.
2. a lightweight fabric pierced by small holes finished with stitching and often laid out in flowerlike designs.
3. a metal ring for lining a small hole; grommet.
4. an eyehole in a wall, mask, etc.
5. Also, oillet, oyelet, oylet . (in medieval architecture) a small aperture in a wall used as a window or loophole.
6. a small eye.
v.t.
7. to make an eyelet in.
8. to insert metal eyelets in.
[ 1350-1400; ME oillet oillet, equiv. to oill eye ( oculus; see OCULAR) + -et -ET; influenced by EYE ]