aglet, aiglet, aiguilette
(noun) ornamental tagged cord or braid on the shoulder of a uniform
aglet, aiglet
(noun) metal or plastic sheath over the end of a shoelace or ribbon
Source: WordNet® 3.1
aglet (plural aglets)
Alternative spelling of aiglet
The cover at the tip of a shoelace, to prevent it from fraying.
A catkin.
• Tagle
Source: Wiktionary
Ag"let, Aig"let, n. Etym: [F. aiguillette point, tagged point, dim. of aiguilee needle, fr. LL. acucula for acicula, dim. of L. acus needle, pinagleter 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)
Definition: A round white staylace. Beck.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 March 2025
(noun) fixation (as by a plaster cast) of a body part in order to promote proper healing; “immobilization of the injured knee was necessary”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
