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Lace adornment
Answer for the clue "Lace adornment ", 5 letters:
aglet
Alternative clues for the word aglet
Word definitions for aglet in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Aglet \Ag"let\ ([a^]g"l[e^]t), Aiglet \Aig"let\ ([=a]g"l[e^]t), n. [F. aiguillette point, tagged point, dim. of aiguilee needle, fr. LL. acucula for acicula, dim. of L. acus needle, pin; cf. OF. agleter to hook on. See Acute , and cf. Aiguillette .] A tag ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
alt. 1 (alternative spelling of aiglet English) 2 The cover at the tip of a shoelace, to prevent it from fraying. 3 A catkin. n. 1 (alternative spelling of aiglet English) 2 The cover at the tip of a shoelace, to prevent it from fraying. 3 A catkin.
Usage examples of aglet.
Both the little round face ruff that fastened with aglets and the ruffled cuffs had long since yellowed, and Lady Appleton had not even bothered with a safeguard to protect her skirts.
There were a few aglets and gold clasps for doublets and cloaks, and five ornate gold buttons larger than all the rest.
One of the aglets at the end of his shoelace contained a highly compressed irritant agent, primarily Chloroacetophenone-a mild but smoky form of tear gas.