Grommet

3 definitions 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) 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 Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  32 Moby Thesaurus words for "grommet":
     air hole, annulet, armhole, blowhole, bullet-hole, bunghole,
     circlet, cringle, deadeye, eye, eyelet, gasket, guide, keyhole,
     knothole, loop, loophole, manhole, mousehole, peephole, pigeonhole,
     pinhole, placket, placket hole, porthole, punch-hole, ringlet,
     roundlet, spiracle, tap, vent, venthole