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Oddly Precise Names for 11 Things You Never Knew Actually Had Names

What's an aglet?
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The plastic covering on the end of a shoelace

What's a columella?
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The bottom part of the nose that separates the nostrils

What are drupelets?

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What's a ferrule?
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The metal band on the top of a pencil that holds an eraser in place

What's a keeper?
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The loop on a belt that holds the end in place after it has passed through the buckle

What are pips?
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The little bumps on the surface of a ping pong paddle

What's a purlicue?
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The space between the extended thumb and index finger


What's a tragus?
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The little lump of flesh in front of the ear canal

What's an ulage?
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The empty space between the bottle top and the liquid


What are vibrassae?
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A cat's whiskers

What's an F-hole?
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The S-shaped opening in a violin


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