aiglet

1. 1.

   metal or plastic sheath over the end of a shoelace or ribbon

   Synonymsaglet

   Broadersheath

   Part ofshoelace
2. 2.

   ornamental tagged cord or braid on the shoulder of a uniform

   Synonymsagletaiguilette

   Broaderbraid

Other forms of aiglet

plural

aiglets·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about aiglet

What does aiglet mean?

aiglet means "metal or plastic sheath over the end of a shoelace or ribbon". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in aiglet?

aiglet has 2 syllables: ai-glet. The stress falls on "ai".

What is another word for aiglet?

Close synonyms include aglet, aglet, aiguilette. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is aiglet a common word?

aiglet is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.