aigrette

English - Turkish

Definition of aigrette in English Turkish dictionary: kuş tepeliği; sorguç; sorgu; {i} akbalıkçıl

English - English

Definition of aigrette in English English dictionary: The feathery crown of some seeds (such as the dandelion); A feather or plume, or feather-shaped item, used as an adornment or ornament
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.; The lesser white heron; the egret; a long plume (especially one of egret feathers) worn on a hat or a piece of jewelry in the shape of a plume; A feathery crown of seed; egret; as, the aigrette or down of the dandelion or the thistle; {i} feathered decoration for the head, feathered headdress; A plume or tuft for the head composed of feathers, or of gems, etc; The small white European heron; A tuft like that of the egret
aigrettes: plural of aigrette

aigrette

Hyphenation

ai·grette

() From French aigrette ‘egret’.

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