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AIGUILLETTE

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ai⋅guil⋅lette

[ey-gwi-let]
–noun
1. an ornamental tagged cord or braid on the shoulder of a uniform; aglet.
2. a long thin slice of cooked meat, esp. a narrow strip cut lengthwise from the breast of a fowl.

Origin:
1810–20; < F; see aiguille, -ette


ai⋅guil⋅let⋅ted, adjective
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ai·guil·lette   (ā'gwə-lět')   
n.  An ornamental cord worn on the shoulder of a military uniform.

[French; see aglet.]
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