Meanings
plural aglets · alternative aiglet
- alternativeAlternative form 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 - A catkin.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounornamental tagged cord or braid on the shoulder of a uniform
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Old Frenchaguillete
- Middle Englishaglet
- Englishaglet
From Middle English aglet, aglett, agglot, from Old French aguillete. Doublet of aiglet and aiguillette.
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Cite this entry
aglet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aglet
“aglet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aglet. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aglet,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aglet.
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