The device takes the form of a guard for the punch presses which are used in grommeting mail bags in the process of manufacture.
Source: wiktionary
Grommet
//ˈɡɹɑ.mɪt//
Synonyms for "grommet" (43 found)
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Closest matches (9)
Strong matches (13)
Related words (21)
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4 entriesSynonyms
2 entriesderived
7 entrieshas context
3 entriesrelated to
9 entriesTranslations
44 translations across 16 languages.
Afrikaans
1 entries- kabelwartel noun (reinforced eyelet, or a small metal or plastic ring)
Bulgarian
1 entries- илик noun (reinforced eyelet, or a small metal or plastic ring)
Catalan
1 entries- grumet noun (boy serving on a ship)
Dutch
1 entries- kabelwartel noun (reinforced eyelet, or a small metal or plastic ring)
Finnish
2 entries- purjerengas noun (reinforced eyelet, or a small metal or plastic ring)
- vahvikerengas noun (reinforced eyelet, or a small metal or plastic ring)
French
4 entries- manchon noun (reinforced eyelet, or a small metal or plastic ring)
- passe-câble noun (reinforced eyelet, or a small metal or plastic ring)
- presse-étoupe noun (reinforced eyelet, or a small metal or plastic ring)
- œillet renforçé noun (reinforced eyelet, or a small metal or plastic ring)
Galician
4 entries- arandela noun (reinforced eyelet, or a small metal or plastic ring)
- estrobo noun (reinforced eyelet, or a small metal or plastic ring)
- gulleteiro noun (reinforced eyelet, or a small metal or plastic ring)
- ollal noun (reinforced eyelet, or a small metal or plastic ring)
German
4 entries- Augenring noun (reinforced eyelet, or a small metal or plastic ring)
- Dichtungshülse noun (reinforced eyelet, or a small metal or plastic ring)
- Durchführdichtung noun (reinforced eyelet, or a small metal or plastic ring)
- Durchführung noun (reinforced eyelet, or a small metal or plastic ring)
Hungarian
1 entries- fűzőkarika noun (reinforced eyelet, or a small metal or plastic ring)
Italian
3 entries- boccola noun (reinforced eyelet, or a small metal or plastic ring)
- occhiello noun (reinforced eyelet, or a small metal or plastic ring)
- passacavo noun (reinforced eyelet, or a small metal or plastic ring)
Māori
1 entries- takaore noun (reinforced eyelet, or a small metal or plastic ring)
Portuguese
1 entries- grumete noun (boy serving on a ship)
Russian
1 entries- люверс noun (reinforced eyelet, or a small metal or plastic ring)
Spanish
4 entries- estrobo noun (reinforced eyelet, or a small metal or plastic ring)
- grumete noun (boy serving on a ship)
- ojal noun (reinforced eyelet, or a small metal or plastic ring)
- ollao reforzado noun (reinforced eyelet, or a small metal or plastic ring)
Turkish
1 entries- kuş gözü noun (reinforced eyelet, or a small metal or plastic ring)
Ukrainian
1 entries- люверс noun (reinforced eyelet, or a small metal or plastic ring)
Sample sentences
2 total sentences available.
There was little point in grommeting the hole, since the wrapping was already as rigid and tough as its invisibility permitted.
Source: wiktionary
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