aiguillette
English
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Early 19th century Russian military officer wearing a uniform featuring aiguillettes
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/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
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 facilitated lacing two parts of a garment together”)
Translations
ornamental braided cord
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References
- Medieval Costume and Fashion, by Herbert Norris, Courier Dover Publications, 1999, p. 365.
French
Etymology
aiguille + -ette.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛ.ɡɥi.jɛt/, /e.ɡɥi.jɛt/
Audio (file)
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