Aiglet
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: /ˈeɪ.ɡlɛt/
Alternative forms
Origin
Borrowed from Middle French aiguillette ("needle"), diminuative of aguille.
Full definition of aiglet
Noun
aiglet
(plural aiglets)- 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.
- An ornament worn on clothing, consisting of a metal tag on a fringe, or a small metallic plate or spangle.
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, II.iii:a silken Camus ... Which all aboue besprinckled was throughout,
With golden aygulets, that glistred bright