aiguillette

English

Alternative forms

• aglet
• aiglet

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌeɪɡwɪˈlɛt/

Noun

aiguillette (plural aiguillettes)

1. Alternative form of aiglet (“metal tip on a ribbon or cord that facilitated lacing two parts of a garment together”)

References

• Medieval Costume and Fashion, by Herbert Norris, Courier Dover Publications, 1999, p. 365.

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French

Etymology

aiguille +‎ -ette.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛ.ɡɥi.jɛt/ ~ /e.ɡɥi.jɛt/

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Noun

aiguillette f (plural aiguillettes)

1. ribbon; tie; cord
2. needle
3. needlefish

Further reading

• “aiguillette”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Middle French

Etymology

From Old French, from aiguille +‎ -ette.

Noun

aiguillette f (plural aiguillettes)

1. ribbon; tie; cord

Descendants

• French: aiguillette
• English: aiglet