aigrette, aigret
(noun) a long plume (especially one of egret feathers) worn on a hat or a piece of jewelry in the shape of a plume
Source: WordNet® 3.1
aigret (plural aigrets)
Alternative spelling of aigrette
• Gaiter, gaiter, tirage, triage, trigae
Source: Wiktionary
Ai"gret, Ai*grette, n. Etym: [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. (Zoöl.)
Definition: 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.)
Definition: A feathery crown of seed; egret; as, the aigrette or down of the dandelion or the thistle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 January 2025
(noun) memorial consisting of a very large stone forming part of a prehistoric structure (especially in western Europe)
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