Noun
A point or tag at the end of a fringe or lace; an aglet.
One of the ornamental tags, cords, or loops on some military and naval uniforms.
Source: Webster's dictionaryHis bow to me must have been calculated on a slide rule; it suggested that I was about to be Supreme Minister but was not quite there yet, that I was his senior but nevertheless a civilian - then subtract five degrees for the fact that he wore the Emperor's aiguillette on his right shoulder. Robert A. Heinlein