eyelet

«eyelet» in Mova's school dictionary: a small round hole in cloth, leather or paper that a… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (an eyelet, eyelets)

meaning for a pupil

1) An eyelet is a small round hole in cloth, leather or paper that a lace, string or hook goes through. tree →

2) It is also the small metal ring that strengthens such a hole. tree →

sense in the lessons

Everyday life: shoes, trainers, tents, banners and curtains. Design and technology lessons. Phrases: lace through the eyelets, metal eyelets.

examples

• Thread the lace through each eyelet. tree →
• My trainers have eight eyelets on each side. tree →
• The tent pegs go through the eyelets. tree →
• The banner hung by its metal eyelets. tree →
• One eyelet tore out of my school bag. tree →
• Use a hole punch to make eyelets in the card. tree →

note

Countable. Say «EYE-let». Sounds like «islet» (a small island) — a homophone. Count eyelets in pairs on shoes.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «eyelet» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.