Emily Dickinson Lexicon

AG'LET, or AIG'LET, n. [Fr. aiguillette, a point, from aiguille, a needle, from aigu, sharp. See Acid.]

1. A tag of a point curved into the representation of an animal, generally of a man; a small plate of metal.
2. In botany, a pendant at the ends of the chives of flowers, as in the rose and tulip.