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語源

From 中期英語 aglet, aglett, agglot, from Old French aguillete. Doublet of aiglet and aiguillette.

発音

• IPA: /ˈæ.ɡlət/ (General American)
• ハイフネーション: ag‧let

名詞

aglet (plural aglets)

1. Alternative spelling of aiglet.
   • 1878 [1584], Clement Robinson, “A new Courtly Sonet, of the Lady Greensleeues” (stanza 10), in Edward Arber, editor, A Handful of Pleasant Delights:

     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.

2. The cover at the tip of a shoelace, to prevent it from fraying.

   The aglet of the shoelace passes through each grommet.

3. A catkin.

派生語

アナグラム

• Tagle, Tegal, legat, galet