eyehole

noun — 3 senses

eyehole

noun

US /ˈaɪˌhoʊl/

Etymology From eye + hole.

1

The hole to which the viewer places his or her eye in a device such as a telescope.

  • Holonym: eyepiece
2

The hole in a mask, helmet, or costume corresponding to the position of the eye, allowing the eye to look through it.

  • Eyeholes in a paper bag Greatest lay I ever had1997, Placebo, “Nancy Boy”:
3

The hole in the face where the eye resides.

  • Meronyms: eye socket (bony orbit), orbital cavity, cranial orbit, orbit
Related terms
eyebolt, eyelet, peephole, knothole

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