Aig"let (?), n. Same as
Aglet.
{ Ag"let (ăg"lĕt), Aig"let
(āg"lĕt), } n. [F. aiguillette point,
tagged point, dim. of aiguilee needle, fr. LL. acucula for
acicula, dim. of L. acus needle, pin; cf. OF. agleter
to hook on. See Acute, and cf. Aiguillette.]
1. A tag of a lace or of the points, braids, or cords
formerly used in dress. They were sometimes formed into small images.
Hence, "aglet baby" (Shak.), an aglet image.
2. (Haberdashery) A round white
staylace. Beck.