Ăg'let or Ăig'let, n.

noun

n. [Fr. aiguillette, point, tagged point, dim. of aiguille, needle, from Lat. acucula, for acicula, dim. of acus, needle, pin.]

  1. A tag of a lace or of the points formerly used in dress. They were sometimes formed into small figures. Fosbro'ke.
  2. (Bot.) A pendant at the ends of the chives of flowers, as in the tulip; an anther. [Obs.] Kersey.