eyehole

English

Alternative forms

• eye hole

Etymology

From eye +‎ hole.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈaɪˌhoʊl/

Noun

eyehole (plural eyeholes)

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

   Hypernyms: hole, opening

   Holonym: eyepiece

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

   Hypernyms: hole, pit, cavity, opening

   • 1997, Placebo, “Nancy Boy”:

     Eyeholes in a paper bag
     Greatest lay I ever had

6. The hole in the face where the eye resides.

   Synonyms: eye socket (bone and flesh), eye-socket, eyesocket, eye-pit

   Hypernyms: hole, pit, cavity, opening

   Meronyms: eye socket (bony orbit), orbital cavity, cranial orbit, orbit

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Translations

hole for viewing

• Azerbaijani: gözcük
• Catalan: espiera (ca) f
• Finnish: silmänreikä
• Russian: глазо́к (ru) m (glazók)

eye socket — see eye socket

See also

• eyebolt, eyelet
• peephole, knothole