Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A sharply pointed mountain peak, especially one of several on a larger massif.
- noun A needle-shaped drill for boring holes in rock or masonry.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A slender form of drill used for boring or drilling a blast-hole in rock.
- noun A priming-wire or blasting-needle.
- noun The name given near Mont Blanc to the sharper peaks or clusters of needle-like rock-masses, ordinarily seen wherever the slaty crystalline rocks occur, forming a more or less considerable part of a mountain range, but most strikingly near Chamonix. Hence applied, though rarely, to similar sharply pointed peaks elsewhere.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A needle-shaped peak.
- noun An instrument for boring holes, used in blasting.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
needle -shapedpeak . - noun An
instrument forboring holes , used inblasting .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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At any rate, I wrote to him yesterday, on chance, to ask if he had not in his possession a little old book bearing on its title - page the word aiguille; and I am awaiting his reply.
The Hollow Needle; Further adventures of Arsene Lupin Maurice Leblanc 1902
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The word aiguille does not point to the castle on the Creuse.
The Hollow Needle; Further adventures of Arsene Lupin Maurice Leblanc 1902
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Also spectacular are the towering "aiguille" (needle) peaks that are such a memorable feature of the Chamonix scenery.
icCheshireOnline 2009
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My son, Max, who was recently in a school play ... une aiguille (ay-gwee) noun, feminine
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Expressions: de fil en aiguille = "from thread to needle," one thing leading to another une petite/grande aiguille = hour/minute hand (of clock) discuter sur des pointes d'aiguilles = to split hairs passer par le trou d'une aiguille = to accomplish something difficult faire passer quelqu'un par le trou d'une aiguille = to intimidate someone chercher une aiguille dans une botte de foin = to look for a needle in a haystack
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Also une aiguille de glace = an icicle une aiguille de pin = a pine needle
Words in a French Life Kristin Espinasse 2007
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Squeezing my right eye shut, I began to thread the aiguille.
Words in a French Life Kristin Espinasse 2007
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My son, Max, who was recently in a school play ... une aiguille (ay-gwee) noun, feminine
French Word-A-Day: 2005
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Expressions de fil en aiguille = from thread to needle one thing leading to another
Words in a French Life Kristin Espinasse 2007
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Hear today's word: Download aiguille. wav (Special thanks to Jean-Marc!)
French Word-A-Day: 2005
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