Re: FW: Tech Writing 101 - How to tie a shoe

[Win Day <winday -at- IDIRECT -dot- COM>]

At 07:19 AM 1/13/99 -0800, "Matt Ion" <soundy -at- soundy -dot- ml -dot- org> wrote:
>On Wed, 13 Jan 1999 08:57:49 -0500, Win Day wrote:
>
>>>Curious, from your glossary, what did you call the ends of the laces (the
>>>tips covered with plastic)?
>>>
>>
>>Aren't they called ferrules?
>
>Nope; those are the metal rings in the shoes that the laces pass through.
>
>The things Robert's referring to are called aglets.
>

You're right about the aglets, but here's what my Webster's says about
ferrule:

1. a metal ring or cap put around the end of a cane, tool handle, etc. to
prevent splitting or to give added strength

2. a short tube or bushing for tightening a joint

I couldn't remember the word aglet, but a ferrule sounds quite similar.

The ring that the lace passes through is a grommet:

1. a ring of rope or metal used to fasten the edge of a sail to its stay,
hold an oar in place, etc.

2. an eyelet, as of metal or plastic, protecting an opening in cloth,
leather, etc.

or an eyelet:

1. a small hole for receiving a shoestring, rope, cord, hook, etc.

2. a metal ring or tube for reinforcing such a hole

3. a small hole edged by stitching in embroidered work


Win
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