eyehole

[ ahy-hohl ]

/ ˈaɪˌhoʊl /

a hole to look through, as in a mask or a curtain.

a circular opening for the insertion of a pin, hook, rope, etc.; eye.

eye socket.

Origin of eyehole

First recorded in 1630–40; eye + hole

There was an eyehole in the door, and the lunatic, whom Mr. Collier calls Daniel, was set to watch him.

Cornish Characters |S. Baring-Gould
The Count of Perche was slain by a sword-thrust through the eyehole of his helmet.

The History of England |T.F. Tout
In a short time decomposition is set up, and all the contents of the shell can be easily shaken out at the eyehole.

Shifts and Expedients of Camp Life, Travel & Exploration |W. B. Lord
In the center of the upper edge is a very small projection or sometimes a round incision, that might serve as an eyehole.

The Manbos of Mindano |John M. Garvan

The thread is fastened 524 to the eyehole by a kind of loop, the short end being twisted around the longer one.

The Central Eskimo |Franz Boas

eyehole

/ (ˈaɪˌhəʊl) /

a hole through which something, such as a rope, hook, or bar, is passed

the cavity that contains the eyeball; eye socket

another word for peephole