Grommet vs. Eyelet — What's the Difference?

A grommet is a ring or edge strip inserted into a hole through thin material, typically a sheet of textile fabric, sheet metal or composite of carbon fiber, wood or honeycomb. Grommets are generally flared or collared on each side to keep them in place, and are often made of metal, plastic, or rubber.

A small round hole in leather or cloth for threading a lace, string, or rope through.

An eyelet placed in a hole to protect or insulate a rope or cable passed through it or to reinforce the hole.

A small hole or slit in a wall for looking through.

A tube surgically implanted in the eardrum to drain fluid from the middle ear.

Make eyelets in (fabric)

A young or inexperienced surfer or skateboarder

A small hole or perforation, usually rimmed with metal, cord, fabric, or leather, used for fastening with a cord or hook.

A reinforced eyelet, as in cloth or leather, through which a fastener may be passed.

A metal ring designed to reinforce such a hole; a grommet.

A small metal or plastic ring used to reinforce such an eyelet.

A small hole edged with embroidered stitches as part of a design.

(Nautical) A loop of rope or metal used for securing the edge of a sail to its stay.

A peephole.

A reinforced eyelet, or a small metal or plastic ring used to reinforce an eyelet.

A small eye.

(nautical) A ring formed of a single strand of rope, laid in three times round, fastening the upper edge of a sail to its stay.

An object that consists of a rim and small hole or perforation to receive a cord or fastener, as in garments, sails, etc. An eyelet may reinforce a hole.

(flags) An eyelet at the hoist end of a flag, used to fasten the flag to its halyard.

A shaped metal embellishment containing a hole, used in scrapbook. Eyelets are typically set by punching a hole in the page, placing the smooth side of the eyelet on a table, positioning the paper over protruding edge and curling the edge down using a hammer and eyelet setter.

A young or inexperienced surfer, skateboarder, or snowboarder.

Cotton fabric with small holes.

A boy serving on a ship.

The contact tip of the base of a light bulb.

(transitive) To insert a grommet into.

A peephole.

(transitive) To fasten using a grommet.

A little eye.

(intransitive) To apply grommets.

(transitive) To make eyelets in.

A ring formed by twisting on itself a single strand of an unlaid rope; also, a metallic eyelet in or for a sail or a mailbag. Sometimes written grummet.

A small hole or perforation to receive a cord or fastener, as in garments, sails, etc.

A ring of rope used as a wad to hold a cannon ball in place.

A metal ring or grommet, or short metallic tube, the ends of which can be bent outward and over to fasten it in place; - used to line an eyelet hole.

Fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines

A small hole (usually round and finished around the edges) in cloth or leather for the passage of a cord

Fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines