n. [ F. gourmette curb, curb chain, fr. gourmer to curb, thump, beat; cf. Armor. gromm a curb, gromma to curb. ] 1. A ring formed by twisting on itself a single strand of an unlaid rope. Sometimes written grummet. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Any eyelet or ring of metal or other material inserted in a hole in a sheet of some other material; in sailing, a metallic ring in or for a sail or a mailbag. [ 1913 Webster ]
3. A ring of rubber or other insulating material inserted in a hole in some surface of a device, to prevent wires passing through the hole from making contact with the surface; used especially in electrical and electronic devices, to prevent undesired electrical contact. [ PJC ]
4. (Mil.) A ring of rope used as a wad to hold a cannon ball in place. [ 1913 Webster ]
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
grommet \grom"met\ (gr[o^]m"m[e^]t), n. [F. gourmette curb, curb
chain, fr. gourmer to curb, thump, beat; cf. Armor. gromm a
curb, gromma to curb.]
1. A ring formed by twisting on itself a single strand of an
unlaid rope. Sometimes written {grummet}.
[1913 Webster]
2. Any eyelet or ring of metal or other material inserted in
a hole in a sheet of some other material; in sailing, a
metallic ring in or for a sail or a mailbag.
[1913 Webster]
3. A ring of rubber or other insulating material inserted in
a hole in some surface of a device, to prevent wires
passing through the hole from making contact with the
surface; used especially in electrical and electronic
devices, to prevent undesired electrical contact.
[PJC]
4. (Mil.) A ring of rope used as a wad to hold a cannon ball
in place.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
grommet
n 1: fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole
to permit the attachment of cords or lines [syn: {cringle},
{eyelet}, {loop}, {grommet}, {grummet}]
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