Definition of "eyelet-hole" []

• Same as eyelet, 1. (noun)
• A hole in a fabric, piece of leather, etc., in which an eyelet is or may be placed. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "Will nodded, and thought within himself that if the Mask were to attempt to play any tricks, the first eyelet-hole on the left-hand side of his doublet, counting from the buttons up the front, would be a very good place in which to pink him neatly."
• "The windows dark and double-barred, the tops boarded up to save mending; and only a little four-paned eyelet-hole of a casement to let in air; more, however, coming in at broken panes than could come in at that."
• "When completed, the eyelet-hole border is again added all round, and the counterpane then only requires a deep open border."