I know it has a specific name, but what is it?
2007-08-12 10:40:17 · 13 answers · asked by DJC 5 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
A: The plastic or metal sleeves at the end of shoelaces are called "aglets" (or "aiglets"). Besides making an interesting trivia or crossword puzzle question, aglets have several functions: They prevent the lace ends from fraying, they make the laces easier to hold, and they make them easier to pass through the eyelets.
The word "aglet" (or "aiglet") comes from Old French "aguillette" (or "aiguillette"), which is the diminutive of "aguille" (or "aiguilee"), meaning "needle". This in turn comes from the original Latin word for needle: "acus".
2007-08-12 10:49:10 · answer #1 · answered by srmm 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
"The aglet, the hard plastic end of the shoelace that pushes through the eyelet in the shoe, is made of clear plastic." This is an excerpt from answers.com.
The listed reference contains everything you wanted to know (and then some!) about making a shoe lace.
2007-08-12 10:46:42 · answer #2 · answered by kitty kat 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Aglets
2007-08-12 10:42:54 · answer #3 · answered by Seung Hee 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They are called AGLETS also called an alternative spelling is AIGLETS this is less commonly used
2007-08-16 15:19:40 · answer #4 · answered by ? 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
An aglet.
2007-08-12 10:43:33 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's an aglet
2007-08-12 10:43:05 · answer #6 · answered by fdm215 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They're called AGLETS
2007-08-12 10:42:42 · answer #7 · answered by teenster 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the real word is aglet, but its usually called the bead
2016-05-20 23:54:08 · answer #8 · answered by francesca 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
aglets
2007-08-19 05:13:42 · answer #9 · answered by Sara *Life is so unlike theory* 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
aglet
2007-08-15 16:24:10 · answer #10 · answered by Niki S 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋