What is the meaning of 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
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