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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Grommet \Grom"met\, 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; also, a metallic eyelet in or for a sail or a
        mailbag. Sometimes written grummet.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Mil.) A ring of rope used as a wad to hold a cannon ball
        in place.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Grommet \Grom"met\, 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; also, a metallic eyelet in or for a sail or a
        mailbag. Sometimes written grummet.
  
     2. (Mil.) A ring of rope used as a wad to hold a cannon ball
        in place.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  grommet
       n : fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole
           to permit the attachment of cords or lines [syn: cringle,
            eyelet, loop, grummet]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  grommet
     n.
     1 A reinforced eyelet, or a small metal or plastic ring used to
  reinforce an eyelet.
     2 (lb en nautical) 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 (lb en flags) An eyelet at the hoist end of a flag, used to fasten
  the flag to its halyard.
     4 (lb en slang surfing snowboarding skateboarding) A young or
  inexperienced surfer, skateboarder(,) or snowboarder.
     5 A boy serving on a ship.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To insert a grommet into.
     2 (lb en transitive) To fasten using a grommet.
     3 (lb en intransitive) To apply grommets.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  grommet
     n.
     1 A reinforced eyelet, or a small metal or plastic ring used to
  reinforce an eyelet.
     2 (lb en nautical) 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 (lb en flags) An eyelet at the hoist end of a flag, used to fasten
  the flag to its halyard.
     4 (lb en slang surfing snowboarding skateboarding) A young or
  inexperienced surfer, skateboarder(,) or snowboarder.
     5 A boy serving on a ship.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To insert a grommet into.
     2 (lb en transitive) To fasten using a grommet.
     3 (lb en intransitive) To apply grommets.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  grommet
     n.
     1 A reinforced eyelet, or a small metal or plastic ring used to
  reinforce an eyelet.
     2 (lb en nautical) 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 (lb en flags) An eyelet at the hoist end of a flag, used to fasten
  the flag to its halyard.
     4 (lb en slang surfing snowboarding skateboarding) A young or
  inexperienced surfer, skateboarder(,) or snowboarder.
     5 A boy serving on a ship.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To insert a grommet into.
     2 (lb en transitive) To fasten using a grommet.
     3 (lb en intransitive) To apply grommets.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  grommet
     n.
     1 A reinforced eyelet, or a small metal or plastic ring used to
  reinforce an eyelet.
     2 (lb en nautical) 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 (lb en flags) An eyelet at the hoist end of a flag, used to fasten
  the flag to its halyard.
     4 (lb en slang surfing snowboarding skateboarding) A young or
  inexperienced surfer, skateboarder(,) or snowboarder.
     5 A boy serving on a ship.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To insert a grommet into.
     2 (lb en transitive) To fasten using a grommet.
     3 (lb en intransitive) To apply grommets.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  grommet
     Englanti n.
     läpivientikumi

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  grommet
     Engelska n.
     öljett, bussning

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Grommet /ɡɹˈɒmɪt/
  جروميت

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  grommet //ˈɡɹɑ.mɪt// //ˈɡɹɒm.ɪt// //ˈɡɹʌm.ɪt// 
  илик
  reinforced eyelet, or a small metal or plastic ring

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  grommet /ɡɹˈɒmɪt/ 
  poutko

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  GROMMET /ɡɹˈɒmɪt/
   [tech] Průchodka