3. An implement for shaking or mixing.

A*gleam" (&?;), adv. & a. [Pref. a- + gleam.] Gleaming; as, faces agleam. Lowell.

{ Ag"let (g"lt), Aig"let (g"lt), } n. [F. aiguillette point, tagged point, dim. of aiguilee needle, fr. LL. acucula for acicula, dim. of L. acus needle, pin; cf. OF. agleter to hook on. See Acute, and cf. Aiguillette.] 1. A tag of a lace or of the points, braids, or cords formerly used in dress. They were sometimes formed into small images. Hence, "aglet baby" (Shak.), an aglet image.

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