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AGLET
(AG-lit)
Plastic
or metal cladding over the end of a shoelace
Common
clues:
Lace part; Shoelace tip; Shoelace’s end; Lace cap
Crossword
puzzle frequency:
once a year
News:
Disturbing
Trend of the day: Late-Night Shoelace Crimes
Video:
David
Blaine shoelace trick
An
aglet
or aiglet
is the little plastic
or metal cladding on the end of shoelaces that keeps the twine
from unraveling.
A
sneaker with the aglets highlighted.
The
word comes from the latin word acus
which means needle.
In times past, aglets were usually made of metal though some were
glass or stone. Many were highly ornamental, and made of precious
metals such as silver. Before the invention of buttons, they were
used on the ends of ribbons to fasten clothing together.
Sometimes they would be formed into small figures. Shakespeare
calls this type of figure an "aglet baby" in The
Taming of the Shrew.
Purely decorative metal ornaments called aigullette are sometimes
features of modern military dress uniforms.
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article "Aglet".
AGL
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