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eyehole

noun

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈaɪˌhoʊl/

noun

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 had”

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

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