Definition of Aigrette
1. Noun. A long plume (especially one of egret feathers) worn on a hat or a piece of jewelry in the shape of a plume.
Definition of Aigrette
1. a tuft of feathers worn as a head ornament [n -S]
Medical Definition of Aigrette
1.
1. The small white European heron. See Egret.
2. A plume or tuft for the head composed of feathers, or of gems, etc.
3. A tuft like that of the egret.
4. A feathery crown of seed; egret; as, the aigrette or down of the dandelion or the thistle.
Origin: 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.
Source: Websters Dictionary
(01 Mar 1998)
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