Look up: aigrette

1. aigrette
   [n] - a long plume (especially one of egret feathers) worn on a hat or a piece of jewelry in the shape of a plume
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2. aigrette
   Hair or hat ornament, usually of gold or silver, made in the shape of a feather or as a holder for a feather. Aigrettes were fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries and from the lat 19th to early 20thC.
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3. aigrette
   1. <ornithology> 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. <botany> A feathery crown of seed; egret; as, the aigrette or down of the dandelion or the thistle. ... Orig...
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4. 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
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5. Aigrette
   • (n.) A plume or tuft for the head composed of feathers, or of gems, etc. • (n.) The small white European heron. See Egret. • (n.) A feathery crown of seed; egret; as, the aigrette or down of the dandelion or the thistle. • (n.) A tuft like that of the egret.
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6. Aigrette
   (from the article `submarine`) ...made a large number of successful dives. Further French progress in submarines was marked by the four Sirène-class steam-driven undersea craft ...
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7. aigrette
   tuft of long, white heron (usually egret) plumes used as a decorative headdress, or any other ornament resembling such a headdress. Such plumes were ... [1 related articles]
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8. Aigrette
   Aigrette is a term used to describe the feathery crown attached to the seeds of various plants such as the thistle and dandelion.
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9. Aigrette
   An aigrette was originally a bouquet of precious stones in a light setting used as a hair ornament during the 17th and 18th centuries. The term was later applied to a long plume, usually of egret feathers, worn on a hat or as a head-dress worn during the 19th and 20th centuries. The term is also app...
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10. Aigrette
    The term `aigrette` (from the French for egret, or lesser white heron) refers to the tufted crest or head-plumes of the egret, used for adorning a woman`s head-dress. The word may also identify any similar ornament, in gems. Aigrettes, studded with diamonds and rubies, decorated the turbans o...
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