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noun, feminine

aigrette

/ɛ.ɡʁɛt/

noun, feminine/ɛ.ɡʁɛt/plural: aigrettes

egret (Any of various wading birds of the genera Egretta or Ardea); pappus, thistledown; crest (plumage); feather (atop a hat)

Synonyms: pappus

From Old Occitan aigreta, diminutive of aigron (“heron”).