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aiglet

Noun CEFR B1
ˈeɪ.ɡlɛt

Definitions

  1. A 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.
  2. An ornament worn on clothing, consisting of a metal tag on a fringe, or a small metallic plate or spangle.

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Examples

“Buckles and agglettes at vnwares, ſhall race⟳ his bowe, a thinge both euill for the fight⟳, & perillous for freatinge.”
“a silken Camus […] Which all aboue besprinckled was throughout, / With golden aygulets, that glistred bright”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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