Meaning Of The Word Aigrette

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aigrette in American English
a bunch of the long, white, showy plumes of the egret, once worn for ornament on a hat or in the hair
noun: a plume or tuft of feathers, esp. the back plume of any of various herons, arranged as a head ornament

aigrette in British English
noun: a long plume worn on hats or as a headdress, esp one of long egret feathers

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