English
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Etymology
From F. #French|aigrette �egret�.
Pronunciation
IPA|/�eɪgɹɪt/
Noun
en-noun
- The lesser white heron; the egret.
- A feather or plume, or feather-shaped item, used as an adornment or ornament.
#*2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage 2007, p. 181:
#*:Young women attired often in nothing more than ostrich-feather aigrettes dyed in colors of doubtful taste ran nubilely up and down the marble staircases, chased by young men in razor-toed ball shoes of patent-leather.
- The feathery crown of some seeds (such as the dandelion)
References
OED 2nd edition 1989
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