Thesaurus: aigrette
The small white European heron. See Egret.
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Definitions
- n. The small white European heron. See Egret.
- n. A plume or tuft for the head composed of feathers, or of gems, etc.
- n. A tuft like that of the egret.
- n. A feathery crown of seed; egret; as, the aigrette or down of the dandelion or the thistle.
- n. a long plume (especially one of egret feathers) worn on a hat or a piece of jewelry in the shape of a plume
- 1. (Zoöl.) 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.
- n a long plume (especially one of egret feathers) worn on a hat or a piece of jewelry in the shape of a plume