The small plastic or metal tip that keeps a shoelace from fraying and helps it pass through an eyelet.
An aglet is a short sheath, often of plastic or metal, fixed to each end of a lace, cord or drawstring. It keeps the fibers from unraveling, and its firm, narrow tip makes the lace easier to hold and to feed through eyelets and other lacing guides. In the factory, a machine pulls the lace to length, wraps each end in clear tape and cuts it hot.
The aglet belongs to the lace, not the shoe, and is replaced with it: shoemakers sell replacement laces for pairs whose laces have frayed.
In job listings
The aglet is not named in current listings on Cerulean. The nearest roles are in footwear sourcing and materials quality. See current footwear sourcing roles.
