A typical example is the plastic aglet at the end of a shoelace. Introductory biology courses often describe telomeres as a type of chromosomal aglet. In 2001 he appeared in the independent film "Killer Bud", produced by Aglet Productions. His career kicked off in the 1990 comedy "Repossessed" where he played Ned Aglet. An aglet is the protective wrapping on the end of the lace. Shakespeare calls this type of figure an "aglet baby" in "The Taming of the Shrew". An aglet is a permanent ending applied mechanically to bind the end of the rope.