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Definition of aglet in English: agletnoun ˈaɡlɪtˈæɡlət A metal or plastic tube fixed tightly round each end of a shoelace. Example sentencesExamples - A random search by CFO magazine recently uncovered E-tail sites hawking pipe cleaners, arugula seeds, and aglets (those little plastic things on the ends of shoelaces).
- The simplest way to create an aglet is to wind two or three layers of adhesive tape around the end.
- These function somewhat like the aglets on the ends of shoelaces that keep them from unraveling.
- And that the ends of our shoelaces are called aglets.
- The plastic things on the end of shoelaces are called aglets.
Origin Late Middle English: from French aiguillette 'small needle', diminutive of aiguille (see aiguille). Definition of aglet in US English: agletnounˈæɡlətˈaɡlət A metal or plastic tube fixed tightly around each end of a shoelace. Example sentencesExamples - The plastic things on the end of shoelaces are called aglets.
- The simplest way to create an aglet is to wind two or three layers of adhesive tape around the end.
- And that the ends of our shoelaces are called aglets.
- These function somewhat like the aglets on the ends of shoelaces that keep them from unraveling.
- A random search by CFO magazine recently uncovered E-tail sites hawking pipe cleaners, arugula seeds, and aglets (those little plastic things on the ends of shoelaces).
Origin Late Middle English: from French aiguillette ‘small needle’, diminutive of aiguille (see aiguille). |