aiguillette

== English == === Alternative forms === aglet, aiglet === Etymology === Borrowed from French aiguillette, from Middle French aiguillette, from Old French aguillete. Doublet of aglet and aiglet. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌeɪɡwɪˈlɛt/ === Noun === aiguillette (plural aiguillettes) An ornamental braided cord with decorative metal tips worn on uniforms. Alternative form of aiglet (“metal tip on a ribbon or cord that facilitates lacing two parts of a garment together”). ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === Medieval Costume and Fashion, by Herbert Norris, Courier Dover Publications, 1999, p. 365. == French == === Etymology === From aiguille +‎ -ette. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛ.ɡɥi.jɛt/ ~ /e.ɡɥi.jɛt/ === Noun === aiguillette f (plural aiguillettes) ribbon; tie; cord needle needlefish ==== Derived terms ==== aiguillette baronne === Further reading === “aiguillette”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Middle French == === Etymology === From Old French aguillete; equivalent to aiguille +‎ -ette. === Noun === aiguillette f (plural aiguillettes) ribbon; tie; cord ==== Descendants ==== French: aiguillette → English: aiglet