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  • noun Plural form of grommet.

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Examples

  • It's only 7. 15pm and the grommets are already tucked up in bed, fast asleep, both with buckets placed strategically close to their beds.

    A plague 2006

  • It's only 7. 15pm and the grommets are already tucked up in bed, fast asleep, both with buckets placed strategically close to their beds.

    January 2006 2006

  • The good news is, my skirt is done except for covering the grommets which isn't required for actual wearing, but is nice and prevents anything getting snagged.

    Wait...what day is it? Dayle A. Dermatis 2008

  • The good news is, my skirt is done except for covering the grommets which isn't required for actual wearing, but is nice and prevents anything getting snagged.

    Archive 2008-07-06 Dayle A. Dermatis 2008

  • We threaded rope through the tarp grommets and tied it to the backhoe and pulled him to the barn.

    Arcane Circle Linda Robertson 2011

  • I also fitted the holes with rubber grommets to cut down on any excess noise they might produce.

    Rain Gutters As Cable Management Tools | Lifehacker Australia 2009

  • Models wore Hannibal Lecter-like headgear in silver nylon straps studded with metal grommets that were daring if not a little disturbing.

    Marissa Bronfman: Toronto Fashion Week: Fun Fashion and Glamorous Garb Rules the Runway Marissa Bronfman 2010

  • We threaded rope through the tarp grommets and tied it to the backhoe and pulled him to the barn.

    Arcane Circle Linda Robertson 2011

  • The last time Michael saw his mother, she was admiring herself in the full-length mirror, trying to decide which purse she liked the better—the brown leather one with the handles and gold buckles or the black leather one with silver grommets.

    Bloomingdale Erin Zulkoski 2011

  • We threaded rope through the tarp grommets and tied it to the backhoe and pulled him to the barn.

    Arcane Circle Linda Robertson 2011

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