braid vs aiguillette

braid and aiguillette both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
braid	Yes	No	Yes	No
aiguillette	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, aiguillette is a hyponym of braid; that is, aiguillette is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than braid:

Other hyponyms of braid include aglet, aiglet, soutache.

braid (noun)	aiguillette (noun)
trimming used to decorate clothes or curtains	ornamental tagged cord or braid on the shoulder of a uniform
a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair

braid (verb)	aiguillette (verb)
form or weave into a braid or braids
decorate with braids or ribbons
make by braiding or interlacing