grommet

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

grom·met f49 [grommet grommets] BrE [ˈɡrɒmɪt] NAmE [ˈɡrɑːmɪt] noun
1. a small metal ring placed around a hole in cloth or leather, to make it stronger
2. (BrE) (NAmE tube)a small tube placed in a child's ear in order to ↑drain liquid from it
See also: ↑tube

Word Origin:
early 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.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  cringle, eyelet, loop, grummet