grummet : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: grummet	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for grummet
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
grummet n fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines Synonym(s): cringle, eyelet, loop, grommet, grummet
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.