eyehole

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun a hole (in a door or an oven etc) through which you can peep
noun a small hole (usually round and finished around the edges) in cloth or leather for the passage of a cord or hook or bar

From eye + hole.

A handkerchief cut with eyeholes concealed his face. — Desert Conquest; or, Precious Waters, A. M. (Arthur Murray) Chisholm
He beheld her a skull with a lamp behind the eyeholes. — The Amazing Marriage — Complete, George Meredith
“It is about a ghost with eyeholes but no eyes--” “Don’t,” cried Cecily hysterically. — The Story Girl, L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery

peephole, spyhole

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