🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

끝부분

Native Script:신발끈 팁

Pronunciation / Transliteration: /kkeut.bu.bun/

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Aglet/ˈæɡ.lət/
nounCEFR C2 (Proficient)Top #25400 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"운동화 끈의 플라스틱 끝부분이 부러졌다."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A small plastic or metal sheath attached to each end of a shoelace or cord to prevent it from fraying.

    "He carefully threaded the frayed lace through the eyelet once the plastic aglet was repaired."
  2. 2

    A decorative pendant or metal tag on the end of a ribbon, cord, or garment lace, historically common in medieval and Renaissance clothing.

    "The aristocratic doublet was lavishly adorned with gold aglets dangling from the velvet ribbons."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Old French word 'aguillette', a diminutive of 'ague', meaning 'needle', stemming from the Latin 'acus'. It entered the English language in the late 15th century to describe the small metal or plastic sheath attached to the end of a lace or cord.

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