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grommet

UK /ˈɡɹɒm.ɪt/US /ˈɡɹɑ.mɪt/

noun5

  1. A reinforced eyelet, or a small metal or plastic ring used to reinforce an eyelet.
  2. An eyelet at the hoist end of a flag, used to fasten the flag to its halyard.
  3. (slang) A young or inexperienced surfer, skateboarder, or snowboarder.
  4. A ring formed of a single strand of rope, laid in three times round, fastening the upper edge of a sail to its stay.
  5. A boy serving on a ship.

verb3

  1. To insert a grommet into.
  2. To fasten using a grommet.
  3. To apply grommets.
forms

grommeted · grommeting · grommets

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