- grom|met
- grom|met «GROM iht», noun.1. a metal eyelet, especially one in a piece of cloth.╂[< Old French gromette or gourmette curb or bridle < gourmer to curb < gourme < Germanic (compare English worm)]
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grom·met — /ˈgrɑːmət/ noun, pl mets [count] : a metal or plastic ring that is used to strengthen a small hole in a piece of cloth or leather : ↑eyelet … Useful english dictionary
grom — grom·well; hy·grom·e·ter; hy·grom·e·try; ni·grom·e·ter; po·grom·ist; va·grom; grom·met; po·grom; … English syllables
met — met·ri·cal; met·ri·cism; met·ri·cist; met·ri·fi·ca·tion; met·ri·fy; met·rio·cra·nic; met·rio·metopic; met·ro·logical; met·ro·mania; met·ron; met·ro·nome; met·ro·nom·ic; met·ro·pole; met·ro·pol·i·tan·ate; met·ro·pol·i·tan·ism;… … English syllables
ORP Grom (1936) — For other ships of the same name, see ORP Grom. ORP Grom Career (Poland) … Wikipedia
grommet — grom·met … English syllables
grommet — grom•met [[t]ˈgrɒm ɪt, ˈgrʌm [/t]] also grummet n. v. met•ed, met•ing. n. 1) mac navig. any of various rings or washers, esp. one used as an insulator or gasket or as an eyelet protecting material where a rope passes 2) navig. a ring of rope or… … From formal English to slang
grommet — grom|met [ˈgrɔmıt US ˈgra: ] n [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: From early French gormette one of the leather bands around a horse s head ] 1.) a small metal ring that is used around a hole in cloth or leather to make it stronger 2.) BrE a small piece… … Dictionary of contemporary English
grommet — grom|met [ gramət ] noun count 1. ) a metal or plastic ring that surrounds a hole in cloth to prevent it from tearing 2. ) BRITISH a small tube that is put into a child s ear to remove liquid that is blocking it … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
grommet — n. a flanged metal or plastic tube that is inserted in the eardrum in cases of glue ear. It allows air to enter the middle ear, bypassing the patient s own nonfunctioning Eustachian tube. * * * grom·met (gromґət) 1. a tube inserted through… … Medical dictionary
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
