aiguillette
English
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Noun
aiguillette (plural aiguillettes)
- 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.
French
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
aiguillette f (plural aiguillettes)
Further reading
- “aiguillette”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle French
Etymology
From Old French, from aiguille + -ette.
Noun
aiguillette f (plural aiguillettes)
Descendants
- French: aiguillette
- English: aiglet
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