aigrette
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grɛt, eɪˈgrɛt noun
1.
a plume or tuft of feathers, especially the back plume of any of various herons, arranged as a head ornament.
2.
a jeweled ornament depicting or suggesting this, usually worn in the hair or on a hat.
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aigrette or aigret (ˈeɪɡrɛt, eɪˈɡrɛt, ˈeɪɡrɛt, eɪˈɡrɛt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a long plume worn on hats or as a headdress, esp one of long egret feathers |
| 2. | an ornament or piece of jewellery in imitation of a plume of feathers |
| [C19: French] | |
| aigret or aigret | |
| —n | |
| [C19: French] | |
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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 highly prized as ornaments in Middle Eastern ceremonial dress. Jeweled aigrettes, at first made in the form of a tuft of plumes, became an adornment for turbans in Turkey, particularly during the Ottoman period (1281-1924).
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Example sentences
The cap is trimmed with satin ribbon or velvet loops arranged in aigrette style.
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