aiguille

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UK/ˈeɪ.ɡwiːl/US/ˈeɪ.ɡwil/

noun

A needle-shaped peak.

OriginFrench aiguille →
UncommonFirst used 19th c.Scrabble 9
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Meanings

nounaiguille (plural aiguilles)

plural aiguilles

  1. A needle-shaped peak.First known use 19th c.

    Mont Blanc, the supreme and magnificent Mont Blanc, raised itself from the surrounding aiguilles, and its tremendous dome overlooked the valley.

    1816 June – 1817 April/May (date written), [Mary Shelley], Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), London: […] [Macdonald and Son] for Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor, & Jones, published 1 January 1818, →OCLC
  2. An instrument for boring holes, used in blasting.

Origin

  1. Frenchaiguille
  2. Frenchaiguille
  3. Englishaiguille

Borrowed from French aiguille (“needle”).

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APA

aiguille. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aiguille

MLA

“aiguille.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aiguille. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aiguille,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aiguille.

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