eyehole

• Sustantivo que designa un orificio pequeño, generalmente en una puerta, horno o pieza de tela o cuero, usado para mirar a través de él o para pasar por él una cuerda, gancho o varilla.

A noun referring to a small opening, typically in a door, oven, or piece of fabric or leather, designed for looking through or for threading a cord, hook, or bar.

1. PeepholeB1formal

   A small hole in a door, wall, or oven through which one can look or spy.

   Mirilla

   • He looked through the eyehole to see who was knocking.
   • The oven has an eyehole to check the food without opening the door.
   • She peeked through the eyehole before unlocking the door.

   Sinónimosjudaspeepholespyhole

2. Grommet or eyeletB2formal

   A small, reinforced hole in fabric, leather, or other material, used for passing a cord, lace, or hook through.

   Ojal

   • The shoelace was threaded through the eyeholes of the boot.
   • The leather belt had brass eyeholes for the buckle.
   • She sewed eyeholes into the corset for the laces.

   Sinónimoscringleeyeletgrommet