meaning of aigrette

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.
5.
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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