English
grommet
Grommet comes from French gromette ‘curb chain’.
- Frenchc. 1600–presentgromette‘curb chain’
- Englishearliest quotation 1923grommet
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Frenchc. 1600–presentgromette‘curb chain’
- Englishearliest quotation 1923grommet
Earliest quotation: 1923, American Machinist: “The device takes the form of a guard for…”
Every English word from French gromette
Today it means
noun A reinforced eyelet, or a small metal or plastic ring used to reinforce an eyelet.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / French gromette / grommet