noun
A small hole reinforced with stitching or a metal ring, used in sewing, crafts, and clothing.
このブラウスには鳩目が付いていて、リボンを通せる。
This blouse has eyelets so you can thread a ribbon through.
Compound of 鳩 (hato, 'pigeon') and 目 (me, 'eye'), likely from the resemblance of the stitched hole to a pigeon's eye.