aiguillette

English

Alternative forms

• aglet
• aiglet

Noun

aiguillette (plural aiguillettes)

1. Alternative spelling of aiglet. (A metal tip, on a ribbon or cord that facilitated lacing two parts of a garment together.)

References

• Medieval Costume and Fashion, by Herbert Norris, Courier Dover Publications, 1999, p. 365.

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French

Etymology

Diminutative of aguille (needle).

Noun

aiguillette f (plural aiguillettes)

1. Alternative spelling of aiglet..
2. A needle.
3. A needlefish.

References

• Medieval Costume and Fashion, by Herbert Norris, Courier Dover Publications, 1999, p. 365.

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Last modified on 10 March 2013, at 21:43