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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Aglet \Ag"let\ ([a^]g"l[e^]t), Aiglet \Aig"let\ ([=a]g"l[e^]t),
n. [F. aiguillette point, tagged point, dim. of aiguilee
needle, fr LL acucula for acicula, dim. of L. acus needle,
pin; cf OF agleter to hook on See {Acute}, and cf
{Aiguillette}.]
1. A tag of a lace or of the points, braids, or cords
formerly used in dress. They were sometimes formed into
small images. Hence ``aglet baby'' (--Shak.), an aglet
image.
2. (Haberdashery) A round white staylace. --Beck.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Aiglet \Aig"let\, n.
Same as {Aglet}.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
aiglet
n 1: metal sheath over the end of a shoelace or ribbon [syn: {aglet}]
2: ornamental tagged cord or braid on the shoulder of a uniform
[syn: {aglet}, {aiguilette}]
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