What do we call this part of a shoelace?

[SiCantikManis]

Hi,

On an end of a shoelace, there is some sort of a tiny plastic that binds and flatten it, what do we call this thing?

Many thanks,
Cantik
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[Haihao]

Velcro. Consisting of loop tape and hook tape.

[SiCantikManis]

Oh, no. I wasn't talking about velcro. Thank you for the attention though.

Perhaps my question was difficult to understand. Maybe I'll show you better. Here, please take a look at this.

shoelace's end

Do you notice the ends, where they are fastened by sort of a hard plastic? I learnt the word before but I couldn't recall it. I think it starts from the letter "I" or "A".
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[Yankee]

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Aglet:
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/aglet
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Amy
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ESL teacher, and native speaker of American English

[SiCantikManis]

That's it! Owh! You've made me a happy woman, Amy.

Thanks to you too, Haihao.
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