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| —n | |
| 1. | a metal sheath or tag at the end of a shoelace, ribbon, etc |
| 2. | a variant spelling of aiguillette |
| 3. | any ornamental pendant |
| [C15: from Old French aiguillette a small needle] | |
| aiglet or aiglet | |
| —n | |
| [C15: from Old French aiguillette a small needle] | |
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| aiglet (ˈeɪɡlɪt) | |
| —n | |
| a variant of aglet | |
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aiglet
"metal tag of a lace," meant to make it easier to thread through the eyelet-holes, but later merely ornamental, mid-15c., from M.Fr. aiguillette, dim. of aiguille "needle," from L.L. acucula, itself a dim. of L. acus "needle" (see acuity). Cf. It. agucchia, Port. agulha, Sp. aguja "needle."
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