grommet

noun

/ˈɡrɒmɪt/

/ˈɡrɑːmɪt/

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a small metal or rubber ring placed around a hole for a rope or wire to pass through, in order to make the hole stronger
(British English)
(North American English tube)
a small tube placed in a child’s ear in order to drain liquid from it when there is an infection

Word Originearly 17th cent. (in nautical use in the sense ‘a circle of rope used as a fastening’): from obsolete French grommette, from gourmer ‘to curb’, of unknown ultimate origin. Current senses date from the mid 20th cent.

单词	grommet
释义	grommet noun /ˈɡrɒmɪt/ /ˈɡrɑːmɪt/ jump to other results a small metal or rubber ring placed around a hole for a rope or wire to pass through, in order to make the hole stronger (British English) (North American English tube) a small tube placed in a child’s ear in order to drain liquid from it when there is an infection Word Originearly 17th cent. (in nautical use in the sense ‘a circle of rope used as a fastening’): from obsolete French grommette, from gourmer ‘to curb’, of unknown ultimate origin. Current senses date from the mid 20th cent.
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