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aglet en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈæ.ɡlət/ (General-American)
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Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of aiglet.
   alt of aiglet
   • Thy garters fringed with the golde, And siluer aglets hanging by, Which made thee blithe for to beholde, And yet thou wouldst not loue me. 1878 [1584], Clement Robinson, “A new Courtly Sonet, of the Lady Greensleeues” (stanza 10), in Edward Arber, editor, A Handful of Pleasant Delights:
2. A catkin.

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Deriveds

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