A variant spelling of grommet; a small eyelet or ring used to reinforce a hole in fabric or other material.
From French gromette, possibly derived from Old French gromme meaning 'curb' or 'restraint.' The word may have originally referred to a ring used for controlling horses, later applied to fabric grommets.
Grommets appear all over your life—in tarps, sneakers, curtains—yet almost nobody knows their actual name. They're named after horse bridle equipment, showing how practical vocabulary often travels from one domain to another.
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