aigrette

ai·grette

or ai·gret  (ā-grĕt′, ā′grĕt′)

n.

1. An ornamental tuft of upright plumes, especially the tail feathers of an egret.

2. An ornament, such as a spray of gems, resembling a tuft of plumes.

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[French, egret, from Old French; see egret.]

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aigrette

(ˈeɪɡrɛt; eɪˈɡrɛt) or

aigret

n

1. (Clothing & Fashion) a long plume worn on hats or as a headdress, esp one of long egret feathers

2. (Jewellery) an ornament or piece of jewellery in imitation of a plume of feathers

[C19: French]

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ai•grette

(ˈeɪ grɛt, eɪˈgrɛt)

n.

1. a plume of feathers, esp. from a heron, worn as a head ornament.

2. an ornament depicting this, usu. for the hair or hat.

[1635–45; < French, =aigr- (< Germanic; compare Old High German heiger heron) + -ette -ette. See egret, heron]

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

aigrette - a long plume (especially one of egret feathers) worn on a hat or a piece of jewelry in the shape of a plume aigret plume - a feather or cluster of feathers worn as an ornament

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Translations

aigrette

n → Reiherfeder f, → Reiherbusch m (old)

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