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Related topics: Technology, Daily life, Hospitalgrom·met /ˈɡrɒmɪt $ ˈɡrɑː-/ noun [countable] 1. TDa small metal ring that is used around a hole in cloth or leather to make it stronger 金属扣眼2. MH British English a small piece of plastic that a doctor puts into a child’s ear in order to remove liquid from it 鼓室通气管，中耳引流管〔放入儿童耳中以除去耳内液体的塑料制品〕Examples from the Corpusgrommet• This small sample shows end caps, stand-off caps, clips and grommets.• He was put on the waiting list for insertion of grommets.• In clinical practice grommet insertion may be performed for a number of different indications apart from hearing loss.• The cover is lockable and theft resistant, with reinforced grommets that work with cable or bar locks.Origin grommet (1600-1700) From early French gormette “one of the leather bands around a horse's head”grom·met nounChineseSyllable small a is that Corpus metal used ring |