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Jul. 26, 2014

aglet

\AG-lit\

noun
1. a metal tag or sheath at the end of a lace used for tying, as of a shoelace.
2. (in the 16th and 17th centuries) an ornament at the end of a point or other ribbon used to secure a garment.

Quotes

One of the aglets at the end of his shoelac... See full quote
-- Tom Clancy, Balance of Power, 1998

Origin

Aglet is derived from the Middle French word aiguille... See full origin

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Fwd: pared: Dictionary.com Spanish Word of the Day

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Spanish Word of the Day
Saturday, July 26, 2014

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pared, noun
wall

As mentioned in another Spanish Word of the Day, muro, Spanish uses two main words to express the concept of wall. El muro refers to an external wall, while la pared means an internal wall.

Habrá que volver a pintar esta pared.
We’ll have to paint this wall again.

You also use pared to refer to walls in the body,

las paredes del tubo alimentario
the walls of the alimentary canal

And you also use it when suggesting to someone that they need to be discreet:

Las paredes oyen.
The walls have ears.

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