aigrette

== English == === Alternative forms === aigret === Etymology === Borrowed from French aigrette (“egret”). Doublet of egret. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ˈeɪ.ɡɹɛt/, /eɪˈɡɹɛt/ Rhymes: -eɪɡɹɛt, -ɛt Hyphenation: ai‧grette === Noun === aigrette (plural aigrettes) A feather or plume, or feather-shaped item, used as an adornment or ornament, typically in hats or hair. (ornithology) The lesser white heron. Synonym: egret The feathery crown of some seeds (such as the dandelion). === References === John A. Simpson and Edmund S. C. Weiner, editors (1989), “aigrette”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN. === Further reading === aigrette on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == French == === Etymology === From Old Occitan aigreta, diminutive of aigron (“heron”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛ.ɡʁɛt/ ~ /e.ɡʁɛt/ === Noun === aigrette f (plural aigrettes) egret (Any of various wading birds of the genera Egretta or Ardea) (botany) pappus, thistledown Synonym: pappus (of certain birds) crest (plumage) feather (atop a hat) ==== Descendants ==== → English: aigrette, aigret ==== Gallery ==== === Further reading === aigrette on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia fr “aigrette”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012