Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for AG'LET, or AIG'LET
AG'LET, or AIG'LET, n. [Fr. aiguillette, a point, from aiguille, a needle, from aigu, sharp. See Acid.]
- A tag of a point curved into the representation of an animal, generally of a man; a small plate of metal.
- In botany, a pendant at the ends of the chives of flowers, as in the rose and tulip.
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