aiguillette
English edit
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Etymology edit
Borrowed from French aiguillette, from Middle French aiguillette, from Old French aguillete. Doublet of aglet and aiglet.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
aiguillette (plural aiguillettes)
- An ornamental braided cord with decorative metal tips worn on uniforms.
- Alternative form of aiglet (“metal tip on a ribbon or cord that facilitated lacing two parts of a garment together”)
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Translations edit
ornamental braided cord
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References edit
- Medieval Costume and Fashion, by Herbert Norris, Courier Dover Publications, 1999, p. 365.
French edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
aiguillette f (plural aiguillettes)
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Further reading edit
- “aiguillette”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle French edit
Etymology edit
From Old French aguillete; equivalent to aiguille + -ette.
Noun edit
aiguillette f (plural aiguillettes)
Descendants edit
- French: aiguillette
- → English: aiglet