ETYM French aiguillette point, tagged point, dim. of aiguilee needle, from Late Lat. acucula for acicula, dim. of Latin acus needle, pin; cf. Old Fren. agleter to hook on. Related to Acute, Aiguillette.
1. Metal sheath over the end of a shoelace or ribbon; SYN. aiglet.
2. Ornamental tagged cord or braid on the shoulder of a uniform; SYN. aiglet, aiguilette.
Metal point attached to a lace or string. + prikaži više

1. Metal tag on lace or as adornment; Botany, catkin.
2. Ornamental tagged cord or braid on the shoulder of a uniform

ETYM Cf. Old Eng. bullyon a hook used for fastening the dress, a button, stud, an embossed ornament of various kinds.
1. A mass of precious metal (usually in the form of bars or ingots).
2. Gold or silver in bars or ingots.
3. Gold or silver in the mass, especially uncoined.

Tall marsh plant with pokerlike seed heads that explode when mature shedding large quantities of down; its long flat leaves are used for making mats and chair seats; of North America, Europe, Asia and North Africa.

An informal conversation; SYN. confab, confabulation.

Ridge or fold resembling a crest.

ETYM OF, fringe, French frange, prob. from Latin fimbria fiber, thread, fringe, cf. fibra fiber, Eng. fiber, fimbriate.
1. An ornamental appendage to the border of a piece of fabric, usually consisting of loose or braided ends of thread or yarn.
2. Something resembling in any respect a fringe; a line of objects along a border or edge; a border; an edging; a margin; a confine.
3. One of a number of light or dark bands, produced by the interference of light; a diffraction band.
4. The peristome or fringelike appendage of the capsules of most mosses.
5. (British) Hair cut straight across the forehead; bangs. + prikaži više

ETYM Old Eng. las, Old Fren. laz, French lacs, dim. lacet, from Latin laqueus noose, snare; prob. akin to lacere to entice. Related to Delight, Elicit, Lasso, Latchet.
1. A cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment); SYN. lacing.
2. A delicate decorative fabric woven in an open web of symmetrical patterns.
Delicate, decorative, openwork textile fabric. Lace is a European craft with centers in Belgium, Italy, France, Germany, and England.
Needlepoint or point lace (a development of embroidery) originated in Italy in the late 15th or early 16th centuries. Lace was first made from linen thread and sometimes also with gold, silver, or silk; cotton, wool, and synthetic fibers have been used more recently.
Bobbin or pillow (“true”) lace is made by twisting threads together in pairs or groups, according to a pattern marked out by pins set in a cushion. It is said to have been invented by Barbara Uttmann (born 1514) of Saxony; elaborate patterns may require over a thousand bobbins. + prikaži više

1. One of the chaffy scales on the receptacle of many composite plants
2. The upper bract that with the lemma encloses the flower in grasses

ETYM French, from Latin pluma. Related to Fly.
A feather or cluster of feathers worn as an ornament.

1. A bunch of cords fastened at one end.
2. A dangling ornament made by laying parallel a bunch of cords or threads of even length and fastening them at one end
3. Something resembling a tassel; especially; the terminal male inflorescence of some plants and especially Indian corn

ETYM Old Eng. thrum, throm.
1. A thrumming sound.
2. Loose thread or fringe of a garment or cloth.
3. Any of a fringe of warp threads left on the loom after weaving.

ETYM Prov. Eng. tuff, French touffe; of German origin; cf. German zopf a weft of hair, pigtail, top of a tree. Related to Top summit.
1. A bunch of feathers or hair.
2. A bunch of hair or feathers or growing grass; SYN. tussock.

ETYM New Lat., dim of Latin uva a grape, the uvula.
Fleshy outgrowth at back of soft palate.
Muscular structure descending from the soft palate. Its length is variable (5–20 mm/0.2–0.8 in in humans). It is raised during swallowing and is sometimes used in the production of speech sounds.
A small pendant fleshy lobe at the back of the soft palate. + prikaži više

ETYM AS. watel, watul, watol, hurdle, covering, wattle; cf. Old Eng. watel a bag. Related to Wallet.
Certain species of acacia in Australia, where their fluffy golden flowers are the national emblem. The leathery leaves, adapted to drought conditions, further avoid loss of water through transpiration by turning their edges to the direct rays of the sun. Wattles are used for tanning and in fencing.
1. A fleshy wrinkled and often brightly colored fold of skin hanging from the neck or throat of certain birds (chickens and turkeys) or lizards; SYN. lappet.
2. Stakes interwoven with branches to form a fence. + prikaži više

Amentum; catkin.
A spicate inflorescence (as of the willow, birch, or oak) bearing scaly bracts and unisexual usually apetalous flowers — called also catkin.
A person who fails to develop mentally.

A cylindrical spikelike inflorescence; SYN. ament.
In flowering plants (angiosperms), a pendulous inflorescence, bearing numerous small, usually unisexual flowers. The tiny flowers are stalkless and the petals and sepals are usually absent or much reduced in size. Many types of trees bear catkins, including willows, poplars, and birches. Most plants with catkins are wind-pollinated, so the male catkins produce large quantities of pollen. Some gymnosperms also have catkinlike structures that produce pollen, for example, the swamp cypress Taxodium. + prikaži više