Aiglet

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈeɪ.É¡lÉ›t/

Alternative forms

• aglet
• aiguillette
• aygulet

Origin

Borrowed from Middle French aiguillette ("needle"), diminuative of aguille.

Full definition of aiglet

Noun

1. 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.
2. 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

Anagrams

• gelati
• ligate