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eyehole

[ ahy-hohl ]

noun

  1. a hole to look through, as in a mask or a curtain.
  2. a circular opening for the insertion of a pin, hook, rope, etc.; eye.


eyehole

/ ˈ²¹ÉªËŒ³óəʊ±ô /

noun

  1. a hole through which something, such as a rope, hook, or bar, is passed
  2. the cavity that contains the eyeball; eye socket
  3. another word for peephole
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of eyehole1

First recorded in 1630–40; eye + hole
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The eyeholes, one inch deep, are outlined in black, but their white inner surfaces, coming in and out of view as you move from side to side for a closer look, seem to be blinking.

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“Even the eyeholes are mostly clean,†said Robert Wilonsky, a spokesperson for the auction house.

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Nicholas Braun’s Cousin Greg, vomiting out of a theme park costume’s eyeholes?

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What’s provocative is not simply the portrayal of Klansmen, simplified to little more than lumpy white triangles with skinny black rectangles for eyeholes.

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It’s a cool, bullet-absorbing white suit with a billowing cape and eyeholes that shine like milky spotlights.

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