Meaning

5 senses
  1. A reinforced eyelet, or a small metal or plastic ring used to reinforce an eyelet.

    Grommet, Durchführungstülle, Augenring

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    fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines

  2. A ring formed of a single strand of rope, laid in three times round, fastening the upper edge of a sail to its stay.

  3. An eyelet at the hoist end of a flag, used to fasten the flag to its halyard.

  4. (slang)A young or inexperienced surfer, skateboarder, or snowboarder.

  5. A boy serving on a ship.

Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
reinforced eyelet, or a small metal or plastic ring:
Русский
By meaning 1
reinforced eyelet, or a small metal or plastic ring:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
reinforced eyelet, or a small metal or plastic ring:

Origin

From obsolete French gromette (“curb chain”) (modern spelling gourmette).

From obsolete French gromette (“curb chain”) (modern spelling gourmette).

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Forms

plural: grommets

Synonyms

9 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines:cringleeyeletloopgrummet

Word family

1 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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