"aglet" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈæ.ɡlət/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-aglet.wav [Southern-England] Forms: aglets [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English aglet, aglett, agglot, from Old French aguillete. Doublet of aiglet and aiguillette. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₂eḱ-}}, {{inh|en|enm|aglet}} Middle English aglet, {{m|enm|aglett}} aglett, {{m|enm|agglot}} agglot, {{der|en|fro|aguillete}} Old French aguillete, {{doublet|en|aiglet|aiguillette}} Doublet of aiglet and aiguillette Head templates: {{en-noun}} aglet (plural aglets)
  1. Alternative spelling of aiglet. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: aiglet
    Sense id: en-aglet-en-noun-Swx~quIS
  2. The cover at the tip of a shoelace, to prevent it from fraying.
    Sense id: en-aglet-en-noun-nAEkFCxu
  3. A catkin.
    Sense id: en-aglet-en-noun-OXKKgMEI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 34 56 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 9 21 71
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: aiglet Derived forms: agleted

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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