Eyelet

n.	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.

Noun	1.	eyelet - a small hole (usually round and finished around the edges) in cloth or leather for the passage of a cord
	2.	eyelet - fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines Synonyms: cringle, grommet, grummet, loop

air hole, annulet, armhole, blowhole, bullet-hole, bunghole, circlet, cringle, deadeye, eye, gasket, grommet, guide, keyhole, knothole, loop, loophole, manhole, mousehole, peephole, pigeonhole, pinhole, placket, placket hole, porthole, punch-hole, ringlet, roundlet, spiracle, tap, vent, venthole