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eyestay

eyestay noun: the section in the collar of a shoe containing the eyelets which underhang the laces.

Noun

eyestay (plural eyestays)

  1. The section in the collar of a shoe containing the eyelets which underhang the laces.

Forms of eyestay

pluraleyestays

Origin of eyestay

Compound of eye + stay.

Questions about eyestay

What does eyestay mean?
Eyestay means the section in the collar of a shoe containing the eyelets which underhang the laces.
What part of speech is eyestay?
Eyestay is a noun.
What is the plural of eyestay?
The plural of eyestay is eyestays.

Words near eyestay in the dictionary

  1. eyespots
  2. eyespotted
  3. eyestalk
  4. eyestalkless
  5. eyestalks
  6. eyestay
  7. eyestays
  8. eyestone
  9. eyestones
  10. eyestrain
  11. eyestrains

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