Definition of "aglet" []

• A tag or sheath, as of plastic, on the end of a lace, cord, or ribbon to facilitate its passing through eyelet holes. (noun)
• A similar device used for an ornament. (noun)

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• "And the little metal ring that reinforces the rim of the eyelet through which the aglet passes."
• "Rebuilding the aglet that allows cells to divide helps those cancer cells reproduce and spread."
• "Nay, look you, sir, he tells you flatly what his mind is: why, give him gold enough and marry him to a puppet or an aglet-baby; or an old trot with ne’er a tooth in her head, though she have as many diseases as two-and-fifty horses: why, nothing comes amiss, so money comes withal."