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AIGUILLETTE (Fr. diminutive of See also:aiguille, a See also:needle; the obsolete See also:English See also:form is " aglet ") , originally a tag of See also:metal, often made of See also:precious metals and richly chased, attached to the end of a See also:lace or ribbon, and pointed, so as to pass more easily through eyelet holes. The See also:term was, in See also:time, applied to any See also:bright See also:ornament or See also:pendant for the See also:dress made of metal, and is now specially used of ornamental cords and tags of See also:gold and See also:silver lace, worn on See also:naval and military See also:uniforms. The aiguillette is fastened to the See also:shoulder, the various cords See also:hanging down therefrom being fastened at their other end on the front of the coat.

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