Definitions for: Aigret

[n] a long plume (especially one of egret feathers) worn on a hat or a piece of jewelry in the shape of a plume

Webster (1913) Definition: Ai"gret, Aigrette Ai*grette, n. [F., a sort of white
heron, with a tuft of feathers on its head; a tuft of
feathers; dim. of the same word as heron. See Heron, and
cf. Egret, Egrette.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) The small white European heron. See Egret.

2. A plume or tuft for the head composed of feathers, or of
gems, etc. --Prescott.

3. A tuft like that of the egret. (Bot.) A feathery crown of
seed; egret; as, the aigrette or down of the dandelion or
the thistle.

Synonyms: aigrette

See Also: plume

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