aglet

American  

[ag-lit] / ˈæg lɪt /

Also aiglet

noun

1. a metal or plastic tag or sheath at the end of a lace used for tying, as of a shoelace.

2. (in the 16th and 17th centuries) an ornament at the end of a point or other ribbon used to secure a garment.

3. aiguillette.

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aglet British  

/ ˈæɡlɪt /

noun

1. a metal sheath or tag at the end of a shoelace, ribbon, etc

2. a variant spelling of aiguillette

3. any ornamental pendant

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Etymology

Origin of aglet

1400–50; late Middle English < Middle French aiguillette, equivalent to aiguille needle ( aiguille ) + -ette -et