Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗noun
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryA tip, originally of metal and often decorative, on a ribbon or cord that makes lacing two parts of a garment or garments together easier, as in corset lacings, "points" (lacing hose or trousers to jacket or doublet) or sleeves to a bodice. · An ornament worn on clothing, consisting of a metal tag on a fringe, or a small metallic plate or spangle. · The cover at the tip of a shoelace, to prevent it from fraying.
Borrowed from Middle French aiguillette (“needle”), diminutive of aiguille.
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- Borrowed-form mentionaiguillettefrm
- Root classification mention*h₂eḱ-ine-pro
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