grommet – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
grommet
n.
ring of rope on a sailboat (Nautical); ring of metal or plastic
Grommet
A
grommet is a ring or edge strip inserted into a hole through thin material, typically a sheet of textile fabric, sheet metal and/or composite of carbon fiber, wood or honeycomb. Grommets are generally flared or collared on each side to keep them in place, and are often made of
metal,
plastic, or
rubber. They may be used to prevent tearing or abrasion of the pierced material or protection from abrasion of the insulation on the wire, cable, line being routed through the penetration, and to cover sharp edges of the piercing, or all of the above.
grommet
Noun
1. fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines
(synonym) cringle, eyelet, loop, grummet
(hypernym) fastener, fastening, holdfast, fixing
Grommet
(n.)
A ring of rope used as a wad to hold a cannon ball in place.
(n.)
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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
About
grommet
Synonyms and related words:
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
Source: Moby Thesaurus, which is part of the
Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.
