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Grommet vs Garland - What's the difference?

grommet | garland |

In transitive terms the difference between grommet and garland

is that grommet is to fasten using a grommet while garland is to form something into a garland.

As a proper noun Garland is

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grommet

English

(wikipedia grommet)

Alternative forms

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Noun

(en noun)
  • A reinforced eyelet, or a small metal or plastic ring used to reinforce an eyelet.
  • (surfing, snowboarding, skateboarding) A young or inexperienced surfer, skateboarder or snowboarder.
    • What do you over the pond skaterboarders (SIC) say? Is there a global term to be used to label someone as a skateboarder? Does it matter? I suppose the only one you can apply widely is ‘grommet ’ .
  • A circle formed of three-stranded rope.

    • Synonyms

    * grom

    Derived terms

    * drop grommet

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To insert a grommet into.
  • *
  • *
  • To fasten using a grommet.
  • To apply grommets.

    • References

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    garland

    English

    Noun

    (en noun) (wikipedia garland)
  • A wreath, especially one of plaited flowers or leaves, worn on the body or draped as a decoration.
    • (Alexander Pope)
  • An accolade or mark of honour.
  • (mining) A metal gutter placed round a mine shaft on the inside, to catch water running down inside the shaft and run it into a drainpipe.
  • The crown of a monarch.
    • (Grafton)
  • (dated) A book of extracts in prose or poetry; an anthology.
  • * Percy
    • They [ballads] began to be collected into little miscellanies under the name of garlands .
  • The top; the thing most prized.
    • (Shakespeare)
  • (nautical) A sort of netted bag used by sailors to keep provisions in.
  • (nautical) A grommet or ring of rope lashed to a spar for convenience in handling.

    • See also

    * chaplet

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To deck or ornament something with a garland
  • To form something into a garland