cringle, eyelet, loop, grommet, grummet
(noun) fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines
eyelet, eyehole
(noun) a small hole (usually round and finished around the edges) in cloth or leather for the passage of a cord or hook or bar
Source: WordNet® 3.1
eyelet (plural eyelets)
An object that consists of a rim and small hole or perforation to receive a cord or fastener, as in garments, sails, etc. An eyelet may reinforce a hole.
A shaped metal embellishment containing a hole, used in scrapbook. Eyelets are typically set by punching a hole in the page, placing the smooth side of the eyelet on a table, positioning the paper over protruding edge and curling the edge down using a hammer and eyelet setter.
Cotton fabric with small holes.
A peephole.
A little eye.
• grommet
eyelet (third-person singular simple present eyelets, present participle eyeleting, simple past and past participle eyeleted)
(transitive) To make eyelets in.
Source: Wiktionary
Eye"let`, n. Etym: [F., dim. of oculus. See Eye, and cf. Oillet.]
1. A small hole or perforation to receive a cord or fastener, as in garments, sails, etc.
2. A metal ring or grommet, or short metallic tube, the ends of which can be bent outward and over to fasten it in place; -- used to line an eyelet hole. Eyelet hole, a hole made for an eyelet.
– Eyelet punch, a machine for punching eyelet holes and fastening eyelets, as in paper or cloth.
– Eyelet ring. See Eyelet, 2.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
11 June 2025
(adjective) having relatively few calories; “diet cola”; “light (or lite) beer”; “lite (or light) mayonnaise”; “a low-cal diet”
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
