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A small opening or loophole, sometimes circular, used in mediaeval fortifications.

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  1. n. A small opening or loophole, sometimes circular, used in mediaeval fortifications.
  2. n. A small circular opening, and ring of moldings surrounding it, used in window tracery in Gothic architecture.
  3. (a) A small opening or loophole, sometimes circular, used in mediæval fortifications. (b) A small circular opening, and ring of moldings surrounding it, used in window tracery in Gothic architecture. [Written also oylet.]
  4. n. A small opening or loophole, sometimes circular, used in mediaeval fortifications. n. A small circular opening, and ring of moldings surrounding it, used in window tracery in Gothic architecture.