aglet

• aiglet

From Middle English aglet, aglett, agglot, from Old French aguillete. Doublet of aiglet and aiguillette.

• IPA^(key): (General American) /ˈæ.ɡlət/

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aglet (plural aglets)

1. Alternative spelling of aiglet.
2. The cover at the tip of a shoelace, to prevent it from fraying.
3. A catkin.

• Tagle, Tegal, legat, galet

Borrowed from English aglet, from Middle English aglet, aglett, agglot, from Old French aguillete.

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.ɡlɛt/

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• Rhymes: -aɡlɛt
• Syllabification: a‧glet

aglet m inan

1. aiglet (tip on a ribbon or cord)

   Synonym: skuwka

   • 2007, Phineas Flynn, “A-G-L-E-T”‎^[1]:

     A-G-L-E-T! Wie już każdy! Wszyscy skaczemy ile sił! Tak, tak, tak!

     A-I-G-L-E-T! A-G-L-E-T! Don't forget it! Get us all on our feet! Yeah, yeah, yeah!

   • 2015, POSTscriptum Antologia 1/2025 (7)‎^[2], page 108:

     zawsze razem przez trudy i znoje
     niekiedy w oczy i kłody na drodze
     aglet zerwany przetkać trudno

     always together through tough times and toil
     sometimes one sees logs in the way
     it's difficult to unblock one's ripped off aiglet

   • 2016, Sudecka poezja i proza XIX‎^[3], page 50:

     Lecz aglet za sznurówki wylatuje i mu plany rujnuje.

     But the aiglet flies out past his shoelaces and ruins his plans.

• aglet in Polish dictionaries at PWN