cringle, eyelet, loop, grommet, grummet
(noun) fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines
Source: WordNet® 3.1
grommet (plural grommets)
A reinforced eyelet, or a small metal or plastic ring used to reinforce an eyelet.
(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.
(flags) An eyelet at the hoist end of a flag, used to fasten the flag to its halyard.
(surfing, snowboarding, skateboarding) A young or inexperienced surfer, skateboarder, or snowboarder.
A boy serving on a ship.
• (eyelet): grunyon
• (nautical): cringle
• (surfer, snowboarder): grom
grommet (third-person singular simple present grommets, present participle grommeting, simple past and past participle grommeted)
(transitive) To insert a grommet into.
(transitive) To fasten using a grommet.
(intransitive) To apply grommets.
Source: Wiktionary
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.)
Definition: A ring of rope used as a wad to hold a cannon ball in place.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 May 2025
(adjective) worth having or seeking or achieving; “a desirable job”; “computer with many desirable features”; “a desirable outcome”
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