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語源

Borrowed from French aiguillette, from Middle French aiguillette, from Old French aguillete. Doublet of aglet and aiglet.

発音

• IPA: /ˌeɪɡwɪˈlɛt/

名詞

aiguillette (plural aiguillettes)

1. An ornamental braided cord with decorative metal tips worn on uniforms.
   • 1971, Gwen White, Antique Toys And Their Background, page 191:

     Lancers wore Dragoon jackets with embroidered cuffs and collars, enormous epaulettes and an aiguillette. They wore very high Polish caps with square crowns, with a brass plate in front and topped with a plume.

2. Alternative form of aiglet (“metal tip on a ribbon or cord that facilitates lacing two parts of a garment together”)

派生語

参照

• Medieval Costume and Fashion, by Herbert Norris, Courier Dover Publications, 1999, p. 365.