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Definition of Aiglets
1. aiglet [n] - See also: aiglet
Lexicographical Neighbors of Aiglets
Literary usage of Aiglets
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Rose Annual by American Rose Society (1918)
"Flower reflexed, semi-double, erect, sweet-scented, Eglantine color, aiglets of
petals golden yellow, reverse bright salmon-rose. Mme. Robert. (Chambard. ..."
2. The History of Ireland by Thomas Moore (1840)
"... and then proceeds to describe his dress :— a coat of crimson velvet with
aiglets of gold, twenty or thirty pair ; over that, a great double cloak of ..."
3. Knight's Cyclopædia of the industry of all nations, 1851 by Charles Knight (1851)
"... »*rt cultivated in the United Kingdom ; aiglets is the French name for what
in '- ' Ы are called tays, viz., the metal sheaths • bd of laces or points. ..."
4. Old English Plays: Being a Selection from the Early Dramatic Writers by Charles Wentworth Dilke (1814)
"... was to have his points ornamented with aiglets of gold or ... under penalty
of ten shillings, and forfeiture of the aiglets. ..."
5. The History of Ireland; Commencing with Its Earliest Period, to the Great by Thomas Moore (1843)
"... aiglets of gold, twenty or thirty pair ; over that, a great double cloak of
crimson satin bordered with black velvet, and in his bonnet a feather set ..."
6. Wanderings in Spain by Théophile Gautier (1853)
"... other costumes known by the name of vestido de cazador (hunter's dress), made
of Cordova leather and blue or green velvet, and ornamented with aiglets. ..."
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