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- noun Plural form of
aiglet .
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Examples
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The points worn by the nobles were laces or silken strands ornamented with aiglets of gold or silver.
Ballad Book Katherine Lee Bates 1894
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He was magnificently habited in a doublet of cloth of gold of bawdekin, the placard and sleeves of which were wrought with flat gold, and fastened with aiglets.
Windsor Castle William Harrison Ainsworth 1843
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Her girdle was embroidered with silver, and her sleeves were fastened by aiglets of the same metal.
Windsor Castle William Harrison Ainsworth 1843
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The sleeves of the doublet were slit, so as to show the white lawn beneath, and adorned with aiglets and knots of gold.
The Last of the Barons — Complete Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton 1838
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The sleeves of the doublet were slit, so as to show the white lawn beneath, and adorned with aiglets and knots of gold.
The Last of the Barons — Volume 02 Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton 1838
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Where are thy golden aiglets and bells, thy filigree flowers of fantastic design?
Droll Stories — Complete Collected from the Abbeys of Touraine Honor�� de Balzac 1824
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Where are thy golden aiglets and bells, thy filigree flowers of fantastic design?
Droll Stories — Volume 3 Honor�� de Balzac 1824
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All of the lacings on the wrists, sleeves & back's ends are finished off with elegant gold aiglets; nothing is left undone on this amazing gown!
Garb for sale The Red Rose of Ansteorra 2010
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