Aiguillette

Rarity: Uncommon

A topic a little better known than average, read and translated beyond its own country.

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What Wikipedia says

An aiguillette (French: [ɛɡɥijɛt] , from aiguille, "needle"), also spelled aguillette, aiglet or aglet, is a cord with metal tips or lace tags, or the decorative tip itself.

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