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aiguillette

  • /ˌeɪɡwɪˈlɛt/

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Borrowed from French aiguillette, from Middle French aiguillette, from Old French aguillete. Doublet of aglet and aiglet.

noun aiguillettes · aglet · aiglet

  1. An ornamental braided cord with decorative metal tips worn on uniforms. Lancers wore Dragoon jackets with embroidered cuffs and collars, enormous epaulettes and an aiguillette. They wore very high Polish caps with square crowns, with a brass plate in front and topped with a plume.
  2. alternative Alternative form of aiglet (“metal tip on a ribbon or cord that facilitates lacing two parts of a garment together”).

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noun ornamental braided cord

Españolcordón, cordón militar
DeutschAchselschnur, Fangschnur, Schulterschnur, Feldachselstück, Achselband
Русскийаксельба́нт akselʹbánt

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@misc{aiguillette_2026,
  title = {aiguillette},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/aiguillette},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}