aglet

aglet
/ag"lit/, n.
1. a metal 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 (def. 1).
Also, aiglet.
[1400-50; late ME < MF aiguillette, equiv. to aiguille needle (see AIGUILLE) + -ette -ET]

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