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AGLET

/ˈæ.ɡlət/5 letters

Definition of AGLET

noun

Alternative form of aiglet.

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Other senses

AGLET carries 4 further meanings.

  1. noun

    A tag or sheath, as of plastic, on the end of a lace, cord, or ribbon to facilitate its passing through eyelet holes.

  2. noun

    A similar device used for an ornament.

  3. noun

    A tag or metal sheathing of the end of a lace, or of the points (see point) or ribbons generally used in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries to fasten or tie dresses.

  4. noun

    In botany, a pendent anther; also, a loose pendent catkin, as of the birch.

Where it comes from

From Middle English aglet, aglett, agglot, from Old French aguillete. Doublet of aiglet and aiguillette.

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AGLET in a sentence

And the little metal ring that reinforces the rim of the eyelet through which the aglet passes.

Underworld, 2008

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AGLET in OUTLIER

Players have found it on 73 boards so far. 275 players have found it across Outlier's history.

Day 1Day 102
Its 73 boards, across 102 finished boards · taller bars are busier boards
73
Boards found on
8
First board
102
Latest board
7
Longest gap, days

It first turned up on Day 8, 29 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 102, 30 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.

First found by a player on Day 8, 29 May 2026.

Built from these letters

AGLET
5
Letters
2
Vowels
3
Consonants
5
Different letters
2
Longest consonant run
1
Longest vowel run

AGLET starts with A and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read AEGLT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.

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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

from The Century Dictionary.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

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