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ALL meanings of aigrette

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  • noun aigrette a long plume worn on hats or as a headdress, esp one of long egret feathers 3
  • noun aigrette an ornament or piece of jewellery in imitation of a plume of feathers 3
  • noun aigrette a bunch of the long, white, showy plumes of the egret, once worn for ornament on a hat or in the hair 3
  • noun aigrette any ornament like this 3
  • noun aigrette A headdress consisting of a white egret’s feather or other decoration such as a spray of gems. 1
  • noun aigrette a plume or tuft of feathers, especially the back plume of any of various herons, arranged as a head ornament. 1
  • noun aigrette a jeweled ornament depicting or suggesting this, usually worn in the hair or on a hat. 1
  • noun aigrette The lesser white heron; the egret. 0
  • noun aigrette A feather or plume, or feather-shaped item, used as an adornment or ornament. 0
  • noun aigrette The feathery crown of some seeds (such as the dandelion). 0
  • noun aigrette (Obsolete (No longer in use)) A plume or tuft for the head composed of feathers, or gems, etc. 0
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