aglet
nounUS /ˈæ.ɡlət/
Etymology From Middle English aglet, aglett, agglot, from Old French aguillete. Doublet of aiglet and aiguillette.
1
Alternative Alternative spelling of aiglet.
- Thy garters fringed with the golde, And siluer aglets hanging by, Which made thee blithe for to beholde, And yet thou wouldst not loue me.1878 [1584], Clement Robinson, “A new Courtly Sonet, of the Lady Greensleeues” (stanza 10), in Edward Arber, editor, A Handful of Pleasant Delights:
2
The cover at the tip of a shoelace, to prevent it from fraying.
- The aglet of the shoelace passes through each grommet.
3
A catkin.
- Derived terms
- agleted