Etymology

grommet

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Today it means: A reinforced eyelet, or a small metal or plastic ring used to reinforce an eyelet. Full definition →

French gromette
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  1. French · derived fromgromette“curb chain”
  2. English todaygrommet

From obsolete French gromette (“curb chain”) (modern spelling gourmette).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.