n. [ F. gourmette curb, curb chain, fr. gourmer to curb, thump, beat; cf. Armor. gromm a curb, gromma to curb. ] 1. A ring formed by twisting on itself a single strand of an unlaid rope. Sometimes written grummet. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Any eyelet or ring of metal or other material inserted in a hole in a sheet of some other material; in sailing, a metallic ring in or for a sail or a mailbag. [ 1913 Webster ]
3. A ring of rubber or other insulating material inserted in a hole in some surface of a device, to prevent wires passing through the hole from making contact with the surface; used especially in electrical and electronic devices, to prevent undesired electrical contact. [ PJC ]
4. (Mil.) A ring of rope used as a wad to hold a cannon ball in place. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Called also gromel, grommel, graymill, and gray millet, all prob. fr. F. gr?mil, cf. W. cromandi. ] (Bot.) A plant of the genus Lithospermum (L. arvense), anciently used, because of its stony pericarp, in the cure of gravel. The German gromwell is the Stellera. [ Written also gromill. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
[むらさき, murasaki] (n) (1) purple; violet; (2) (uk) Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); (3) (See 醤油) type of soy sauce; (P) #3,789[Add to Longdo]
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