🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

carlancas

Native Script:herrete

Pronunciation / Transliteration: /kaɾˈlaŋkas/

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Aglet/ˈæɡ.lət/
nounCEFR C2 (Proficient)Top #25400 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"El herrete del cordón impide que se deshilache."

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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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Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

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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