aglet

English Thesaurus

1. ornamental tagged cord or braid on the shoulder of a uniform (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	braid, braiding, gold braid,
definition	:	trimming used to decorate clothes or curtains (noun.artifact)

2. metal or plastic sheath over the end of a shoelace or ribbon (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	sheath,
definition	:	a protective covering (as for a knife or sword) (noun.artifact)

part meronym	:	shoe lace, shoe string, shoelace, shoestring,
definition	:	a lace used for fastening shoes (noun.artifact)