aigrette
- noun
- /ˈeɪɡrɛt/
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aigrette
- And the train rumbled, and Mrs. Warshaw's aigrette fluttered before the Colosseum, and the cracked glass that covered Trajan's Column rattled.
Examples
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She wore an elegant aigrette made of shimmering feathers on her hat for the gala.
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For the costume party, he adorned his outfit with a striking aigrette that caught everyone's attention.
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From her hat extended a fanciful aigrette that danced and bobbed.
Fiction book (2001) -
The jeweler crafted a beautiful aigrette resembling a plume that sparkled with jewels.
Synonyms
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A large decorative feather used on birds and hats
A long fancy feather worn on a hat or as jewelry
A long soft feather or small group of feathers used to decorate clothing
A small soft feather used as a decoration on clothes or hats
How Decorative
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Aigrette comes from French and is linked to the bird egret, a 'small white heron'. It first meant a cluster of egret feathers worn on hats, so today an aigrette is a plume or ornament made to look like those feathers.