*aiguillade, n.f., goad.
*aiguillage, n.m., (railways) the shifting of the points, shunting.
*aiguillat, n.m., (ich.) dog-fish.
*aiguille, n.f., needle; hand (of a dial, or watch, &c.); cock (balance); spindle (of a compass); spire (of a steeple); (ich.) hornfish, needle-fish; (railways) point. — d’emballeur; packing-needle. — à tricoter; knitting-needle. — à reprises; darning-needle. —s à contre-poids; self-acting points (rail.). Trou d’une —; eye of a needle. Ouvrage à l’—; needlework. — aimantée; magnetic needle. Disputer sur la pointe d’une —; to quarrel about straws. Enfiler une —; to thread a needle.
*aiguillée, n.f., needleful.
*aiguiller, v.a., (surg.) to couch (a cataract); (rail.) to shift the points.
*aiguilletage, n.m., tagging, (nav.) seizing.
*aiguilleter, v.a., (nav.) to trap, to seize, to mouse. — les canons; to lash the guns.
aiguilletier, n.m., tagger, tag-maker.
*aiguillette, n.f., aglet, point; shoulder-knot; slice (of flesh, skin); (nav.) knittle, tricing-line, laniard. Le ferret de l’—; the tag of a point.