AIGLETS

Noun

aiglets

plural of aiglet

Anagrams

• Glasite, agilest, ligates, siltage

Source: Wiktionary


AIGLET

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.

Aig"let, n.

Definition: Same as Aglet.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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