Aglet
noun
Pronunciation: /ˈæɡlət/
Definition
A small plastic or metal sheath covering the end of a shoelace or cord to prevent it from unraveling and to make it easier to thread through eyelets.
Examples
The plastic aglet on my left sneaker cracked, making it difficult to pull the lace through the eyelet.
High-end dress shoes often feature decorative metal aglets instead of standard plastic ones.
Without an aglet, the end of the cotton cord quickly became a tangled mess of loose threads.
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