What is "flemish eye"

Flemish \Flem"ish\, a. Pertaining to Flanders, or the Flemings. -- n. The language or dialect spoken by the Flemings; also, collectively, the people of Flanders.

Flemish accounts (Naut.), short or deficient accounts. [Humorous]
--Ham. Nav. Encyc.

Flemish beauty (Bot.), a well known pear. It is one of few kinds which have a red color on one side.

Flemish bond. (Arch.) See Bond, n., 8.

Flemish brick, a hard yellow paving brick.

Flemish coil, a flat coil of rope with the end in the center and the turns lying against, without riding over, each other.

Flemish eye (Naut.), an eye formed at the end of a rope by dividing the strands and lying them over each other.

Flemish horse (Naut.), an additional footrope at the end of a yard.

The Flemish eye is a type of circular loop at the end of a thread. There are several techniques of creating the eye with its knot tied back to the line, rope or wire.