Check out this list of 33 unusual names for plain old nouns, featuring such goodies as:

AGLET – The plain or ornamental covering on the end of a shoelace.

DRAGÉES – Small beadlike pieces of candy, usually silver-coloured, used for decorating cookies, cakes and sundaes.

OCTOTHORPE – The symbol ‘#’ on a telephone handset.

SCROOP – The rustle of silk.

Honestly, I’d never heard of these and I question their use. But they are neat!