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- a small round hole in leather or cloth for threading a lace, string, or rope through（皮革或布料上供穿绳等用的）小圆孔, 孔眼。
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- a metal ring used to reinforce such a hole（加固孔眼用的）镶孔（金属）环。
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- a small hole ornamented with stitching around its edge, used as a form of decoration in embroidery（刺绣品上的）镶边小圆孔。
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- a small hole or slit in a wall for looking through（墙上的）窥视孔。
eyeleted, eyeleting
with obj. make eyelets in (fabric)在 （织物）上打（或开）小孔。
词源
late Middle English oilet, from Old French oillet, diminutive of oil 'eye', from Latin oculus. The change in the first syllable in the 17th cent. was due to association with EYE.