Definition of aigrettes Aigrettes

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aigrettes (Noun)
Plural of aigrette.

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aigrettes, noun, plural of aigrette.

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Noun

Plural: aigrettes

aigrette - a long plume (especially one of egret feathers) worn on a hat or a piece of jewelry in the shape of a plume

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aigrette (Noun)
The lesser white heron; the egret.
aigrette (Noun)
A feather or plume, or feather-shaped item, used as an adornment or ornament.
aigrette (Noun)
The feathery crown of some seeds.
aigrette (Noun)
A plume or tuft for the head composed of feathers, or gems, etc.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

aigrette (n.)
The small white European heron. See Egret.
aigrette (n.)
A plume or tuft for the head composed of feathers, or of gems, etc.
aigrette (n.)
A tuft like that of the egret.
aigrette (n.)
A feathery crown of seed; egret; as, the aigrette or down of the dandelion or the thistle.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

aigrette
ā′gret, n. (zool.) a small white heron: (bot.) the down attached to vegetable seeds, as in the thistle: a plume composed of feathers, or of precious stones, like a heron's crest. [Fr. aigrette.]

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aigrette, noun, singular of aigrettes.

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