Etymology

aiguillette

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Today it means: An ornamental braided cord with decorative metal tips worn on uniforms. Full definition →

French aiguillette ← Middle French aiguillette ← Old French aguillete
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  1. Old French · derived fromaguillete
  2. Middle French · derived fromaiguillette
  3. French · borrowed fromaiguillette
  4. English todayaiguillette

Borrowed from French aiguillette, from Middle French aiguillette, from Old French aguillete. Doublet of aglet and aiglet.

Words from the same roots

Middle Frenchaiguillette all →

aiglet

Old Frenchaguillete all →

aglet

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