aglet
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9.9
A small plastic or metal tip on the end of a shoelace
- noun
- /ˈæɡlɪt/
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terminación
- The small metal aglet prevents the shoelace from fraying.
Examples
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OK, you're going to rub your hands together until that aglet comes out the other side.
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Who would know to search for aglet for information about those plastic tips on shoelaces?
Blog text (2) -
I knocked off the aglet; as soon as I get a passable version of Skywire, we're there.
Fiction book (2001) -
She carefully replaced the broken aglet at the end of her shoelace.
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An aglet is essential for keeping the end of your ribbon from unraveling.
Synonyms
9.9
A small metal or plastic tip on a shoelace that stops fraying and helps you thread it
is a small sheath placed on ends mainly to stop fraying
Surface Forms
Etymology
Aglet comes from an old French word aiguillette, meaning 'little needle', and a helpful way to remember this is to think of the little 'needle' at the end of a lace that helps push it through the eye and stops the lace from fraying.