Aglet

Date "aglet" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1596. (references)

Etymology: Aglet \Ag"let\ ([a^]g"l[e^]t), Aiglet \Aig"let\ ([=a]g"l[e^]t), noun. [French aiguillette point, tagged point, diminutive of aiguilee needle, from Late Latin acucula for acicula, diminutive of Latin acus needle, pin; compare to Old French agleter to hook on. See Acute, and compare to Aiguillette.]. (references)

Specialty Definition: Aglet

An aglet or aiglet is the little plastic or metal cladding on the end of shoelaces that keeps the twine from unraveling.The word comes from the latin word acus which means needle. In times past, aglets were usually made of metal though some were glass or stone. Many were highly ornamental, and made of precious metals such as silver.Before the invention of buttons, they were used on the ends of ribbons to fasten clothing together.Sometimes they would be formed into small figures. Shakespeare calls this type of figure an "aglet baby" in The Taming of the Shrew. Purely decorative metal ornaments called aigullette are sometimes features of modern millitary dress uniforms.

In biology aglets called telomeres which are made from DNA form a cap on the end of chromosomes which prevents them from fusing together. Just as shoelaces can fray if the aglet becomes damaged so too can problems occur with the chromosome if the telomeres become damaged.People with only short teleomeres appear to suffer an increased risk of smoking related cancers.[1]

Also:

Aglet is a paradigm for building java-based agents: "aglet" is shorthand for agent plus applet. IBM Aglet page

Also:

Aglet Productions, the "no- and low-budget" movie production company headed by Karl T. Hirsch and responsible for the festival favorite "Green". IMDB page for "Green"

Synonyms within Context: Aglet

Frequency of Internet Keywords: Aglet

Modern Translation: Aglet

Language		Translations for "aglet"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Bulgarian		метален наконечник на връв, акселбант (aiglet). (various references)

Hungarian		cipõfûzõ fémvége (aiglet). (various references)

Indonesian		ujung tali sepatu dari logam. (various references)

Pig Latin		agletay.(various references)

Portuguese		agulheta (aiglet, nozzle, tag), ponta de agulheta (aiglet). (various references)

Romanian		eghilet (aiguillette), capãt de metal la un şiret. (various references)

Russian		наконечник (adapter, cap, ferrule, nosepiece, nozzle, shoe, tag, thimble), аксельбант (aiglet, aiguillette). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		resa (aiglet, catkin, fringe, gosling, thrum, tuft), naramenica od srebrnog gajtana, maca (aiglet, kitten). (various references)

Spanish		herrete (aiglet, tag), cordón (aiglet, aiguillette, bootlace, chord, cord, cordon, flex, lace, shoelace, shoe-lace, string), candelilla (aiglet, catkin). (various references)

Turkish		bağcık ucu (tag). (various references)

Ukrainian		сережка (aiglet, ament, drop, earring, wattle), металевий наконечник шнурка (tag), аксельбант (aiglet, aiguillette). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Derivations & Misspellings: Aglet

Derivations
	Words beginning with "aglet": aglets. (additional references)
	Words ending with "aglet": eaglet. (additional references)
	Words containing "aglet": eaglets. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Aglet" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Aclet, Agalev, agelet, aget, agett, Aggett, agle, agli, aglio, Aiglet, aklet, aleet, alet, algat, Allett, Alzet, aplet, Arlett, Aslet, atlet, axlet, egglet, eglet, galet, galeta, gallet, iglut. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Anagrams: Aglet

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-e-g-l-t"
	-1 letter: egal, gale, gate, gelt, geta, late, tael, tale, teal, tela.
	-2 letters: age, ale, alt, ate, eat, eta, gae, gal, gat, gel, get, lag, lat, lea, leg, let, tae, tag, tea, teg, tel.
	-3 letters: ae, ag, al, at, el, et, la, ta.
	Words containing the letters "a-e-g-l-t"
	+1 letter: aglets, aiglet, eaglet, gallet, gelant, gelate, gelati, gelato, legate, legato, ligate, tangle, telega, tergal.
	+2 letters: aiglets, atingle, eaglets, egalite, elating, elegant, flotage, galatea, galeate, gallate, galleta, gallets, gantlet, gelants, gelated, gelates, gelatin, gelatos, gellant, genital, gestalt, getable, glaiket, gloated, gloater, globate, gluteal, greatly, languet, largest, legated, legatee, legates, legator, legatos, ligated, ligates, meltage, segetal, taglike, tallage, tangelo, tangled, tangler, tangles, tegular, telegas, tillage, tollage, twangle, vegetal, voltage, vulgate.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro.

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Representation	Figure, figure head; puppet, doll, figurine, aglet, manikin, lay-figure, model, mammet, marionette, fantoccini, waxwork, bust; statue, statuette.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Expression	Frequency per Day
aglet	12
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Aglet

Definition: Aglet

Aglet

Noun

Specialty Definition: Aglet

Synonyms: Aglet

Synonyms within Context: Aglet

Representation

Crosswords: Aglet

Frequency of Internet Keywords: Aglet

aglet

Modern Translation: Aglet

Bulgarian

Hungarian

Indonesian

Pig Latin

Portuguese

Romanian

Russian

Serbo-Croatian

Spanish

Turkish

Ukrainian

Derivations & Misspellings: Aglet

Derivations

Misspellings

Anagrams: Aglet

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

INDEX