eyestay

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noun

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

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Meanings

nouneyestay (plural eyestays)

plural eyestays

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

Origin

Compound of eye + stay.

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Translations

Finnish sirkkalista
  • sirkkalistasection in the collar of a shoe containing the eyelets which underhang the laces
Cite this entry
APA

eyestay. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eyestay

MLA

“eyestay.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eyestay. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “eyestay,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eyestay.

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