œillet
Meanings
Noun
1. eye (of a needle)
2. pink, carnation (botany)
3. buttonhole
4. eyelet (in shoe etc.); hole (in belt)
5. grommet
6. cringle (nautical)
Examples2
Ce sont des œillets.
They're carnations.
L'homme de grande taille portait un œillet rose au revers.
The tall man wore a pink carnation in his lapel.