English-Thai Dictionary
grommet
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
GROMMET
Grom "met, n. Etym: [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. )
Defn: A ring of rope used as a wad to hold a cannon ball in place.
New American Oxford Dictionary
grommet
grom met |ˈgrämit ˈɡrɑmət | ▶noun 1 an eyelet placed in a hole in a sheet or panel to protect or insulate a rope or cable passed through it or to prevent the sheet or panel from being torn. 2 Medicine a tube surgically implanted in the eardrum to drain fluid from the middle ear. 3 informal a young or inexperienced skier, snowboarder, surfer, or skateboarder: mega moves that make gods out of grommets. ORIGIN early 17th cent. (in nautical use in the sense ‘a circle of rope used as a fastening ’): from obsolete French grommette, from gourmer ‘to curb, ’ of unknown ultimate origin. Current senses date from the mid 20th cent.
Oxford Dictionary
grommet
grommet |ˈgrɒmɪt | ▶noun 1 an eyelet placed in a hole to protect or insulate a rope or cable passed through it or to reinforce the hole. 2 Brit. a tube surgically implanted in the eardrum to drain fluid from the middle ear. 3 informal, chiefly Austral. a young or inexperienced surfer or skateboarder. ORIGIN early 17th cent. (in nautical use in the sense ‘a circle of rope used as a fastening ’): from obsolete French grommette, from gourmer ‘to curb ’, of unknown ultimate origin. Current senses date from the mid 20th cent.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
grommet
grom met /ɡrɑ́mɪt |ɡrɔ́m -/名詞 C はと目 (eyelet ).
The Wordsmith Dictionary