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{{also|aiguillé}}
==English==

===Etymology===
{{root|en|ine-pro|*h₂eḱ-}}
Borrowed from {{bor|en|fr|aiguille||needle}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|en|/ˈeɪ.ɡwiːl/|a=UK}},<ref name="L">{{R:Lexico}}</ref><ref name="Co"/> {{IPAchar|/eɪˈɡwiːl/}},<ref name="Co"/> {{IPAchar|/ˈeɪ.ɡwiː/}}
* {{IPA|en|/ˈeɪ.ɡwil/|a=US}},<ref name="Co">{{R:Collins}}</ref><ref name="D">{{R:Dictionary.com}}</ref> {{IPAchar|/eɪˈɡwil/}},<ref name="L"/><ref name="Co"/><ref name="D"/><ref name="MWO">{{R:MWO}}</ref> {{IPAchar|/eɪˈɡwi/}}<ref name="MWO"/>

===Noun===
{{en-noun}}

# A [[needle]]-shaped [[peak]]. {{defdate|from 19th c.}}
#* {{RQ:Mary Shelley Frankenstein||text=Mont Blanc, the supreme and magnificent Mont Blanc, raised itself from the surrounding '''aiguilles''', and its tremendous dome overlooked the valley.}}
# An [[instrument]] for [[bore|boring]] [[hole]]s, used in [[blasting]].

====Related terms====
* {{l|en|aglet}}

===References===
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==French==

===Alternative forms===
* {{alt|fr|aguille||obsolete}}

===Etymology===
{{inh+|fr|fro|aguille}}, from {{inh|fr|LL.|acūcula}}, diminutive of {{der|fr|la|acus|t=needle}}. Perhaps influenced phonetically by {{m|fr|aiguiser}}. Compare {{cog|oc|agulha}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{fr-IPA|[gu:gü]}}
* {{audio|fr|Fr-aiguille.ogg}}
* {{audio|fr|Fr-Paris--aiguille.ogg|a=Paris}}
* {{hmp|fr|aiguillent|aiguilles|Éguilles}}

===Noun===
{{fr-noun|f}}

# {{lb|fr|botany|costumery|medicine}} [[needle]]
#: {{coi|fr|[[aiguille à tricoter|'''aiguille''' à tricoter]]|[[knitting needle]]}}
#: {{coi|fr|[[de fil en aiguille|de fil en '''aiguille''']]|[[one thing leading to another]]}}
#: {{coi|fr|[[chercher une aiguille dans une botte de foin|chercher une '''aiguille''' dans une botte de foin]]|to look for a [[needle in a haystack]]}}
#: {{coi|fr|[[talon aiguille|talon '''aiguille''']]|[[stiletto heel]]}}
# [[needle]] (of a compass)
# [[hand]] (of a watch)
#: {{coi|fr|[[aiguille des secondes|'''aiguille''' des secondes]]|[[second hand]]}}
#: {{coi|fr|[[aiguille des minutes|'''aiguille''' des minutes]]|[[minute hand]]}}
#: {{coi|fr|[[aiguille des heures|'''aiguille''' des heures]]|[[hour hand]]}}
#: {{coi|fr|dans le [[sens des aiguilles d'une montre|sens des '''aiguilles''' d'une montre]]|[[clockwise]]}}
# [[spire]] (of a church)
# {{lb|fr|railway}} [[point]], [[switch]]
#: {{cot|fr|aiguillage}}

====Derived terms====
* {{l|fr|aiguiller}}
* {{l|fr|aiguillette}}

====Related terms====
{{col-auto|fr
|aigu
|aiguillon
|aiguiser
}}

====See also====
* {{l|fr|épingle|g=f}}

===Verb===
{{head|fr|verb form}}

# {{inflection of|fr|aiguiller||1//3|s|pres|ind//sub|;|2|s|impr}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:fr:Larousse}}
* {{R:fr:Littré}}
* {{R:fr:Robert}}
* {{R:fr:TLFi}}