1. Small metal or plastic sheaths fitted over the ends of shoelaces, ribbons, or cords to make them easier to thread through holes or eyelets.
Usage: Usually plural; also called aglets in modern usage
2. Ornamental metal tips or points on the ends of ribbons, laces, or garment edges, historically used as decorative or functional fasteners.
Usage: archaic; historical

Examples

• The aiglets on my shoelaces help me tie them quickly.
• Without aiglets, threading the cord through the eyelets would be much harder.
• Medieval nobles wore doublets with decorative aiglets at the seams.
• The plastic aiglets on the drawstring keep it from fraying.
• She replaced the worn aiglets on her old boots.