aiglet
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aiglet
- /ˈeɪ.ɡlɛt/ UK, US
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Borrowed from Middle French aiguillette (“needle”), diminutive of aiguille.
noun aiglets · aglet · aiguillette · aygulet
- A tip, originally of metal and often decorative, on a ribbon or cord that makes lacing two parts of a garment or garments together easier, as in corset lacings, "points" (lacing hose or trousers to jacket or doublet) or sleeves to a bodice. Buckles and agglettes at vnwares, ſhall race his bowe, a thinge both euill for the fight, & perillous for freatinge.
- An ornament worn on clothing, consisting of a metal tag on a fringe, or a small metallic plate or spangle. a silken Camus […] Which all aboue besprinckled was throughout, / With golden aygulets, that glistred bright
- The cover at the tip of a shoelace, to prevent it from fraying. The aiglet of the shoelace passes through each grommet.
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noun tip on a ribbon or cord
| Español | herrete, cabete, gabete |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 에글릿 egeullit |
| 日本語 | アグレット aguretto |
| हिन्दी | अगलेट agleṭ |
| Português | agulheta, ponteira |
| Français | aiglet, aglet, ferret |
| Deutsch | Pinke |
| Italiano | puntale |
| Română | eghilet |
| Русский | наконе́чник шнурка́ nakonéčnik šnurká, писто́нчик pistónčik, эгле́т eglét |
| Tiếng Việt | aglet |
| العربية | فوهة fawha |
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