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Grommets

Scope note

Metal or plastic ringlike devices that provide a reinforced hole in a material, such as cloth or leather, that might otherwise tear from the stress on the hole when a fastener or other device is passed through it or attached to it. MEANS

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300080226

Broader Terms used

fasteners

Equivalent Terms used

grommet

Created

13yrs ago

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