noun
aigrette
Aigrette (noun) means a decorative tuft of feathers, or something shaped like one, worn on a hat or in the hair.
noun
1
A decorative tuft of feathers, or something shaped like one, worn on a hat or in the hair.
"She was formal in manner, and made calls in rustling, steel-gray brocades and a tall bonnet with bristling aigrettes."
— Willa Cather, My Ántonia (1918)
"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."
— Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day (2006)
2
A type of small, white heron bird.
3
The fluffy, feather-like cluster on top of some seeds, such as a dandelion's.
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Etymology
Borrowed from French aigrette ("egret"); a doublet of egret.
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What is the meaning of aigrette?
"aigrette" (noun) means a decorative tuft of feathers, or something shaped like one, worn on a hat or in the hair.
What is another word for aigrette?
Other words for "aigrette" include aigret, egret.
What are the different meanings of aigrette?
"aigrette" has 3 main meanings: 1. A decorative tuft of feathers, or something shaped like one, worn on a hat or in the hair; 2. A type of small, white heron bird; 3. The fluffy, feather-like cluster on top of some seeds, such as a dandelion's.
