aigrette
Syllables: ai·grette/ˈeɪ.ɡɹɛt/
aigrette noun: a feather or plume, or feather-shaped item, used as an adornment or ornament, typically in hats or hair.
Noun
aigrette (plural aigrettes)
- A feather or plume, or feather-shaped item, used as an adornment or ornament, typically in hats or hair.
- This bauble, said he, shewing me an elegant sprig of diamonds, is an aigret, sent in last week by a lady of quality, who has ever since kept home with her head muffled up in a double clout for a pretended fit of the tooth-ache.1756, George Colman, The Connoisseur, volume 2, London: R. Baldwin, page 706
- His turban, furled in many a graceful fold, / An emerald aigrette, with Haidée's hair in't, / Surmounted as its clasp […]1819, Lord Byron, Don Juan, III.77
- The lesser white heron.
- Birds of many kinds skimmed the weedy flats. George pointed out a flock of aigrets, the beautiful wild fowl with the priceless plumes.1912, Zane Grey, chapter 3, in Ken Ward in the Jungle, New York: Grosset & Dunlap, page 31
- Synonyms:
- egret
- The feathery crown of some seeds (such as the dandelion).
aigrette meaning in Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
aigrette in Tamil
- நாரைவகை, குஞ்சம், கனித்துய், கனித்துய் போன்ற அணிகலன் வகை
aigrette in Urdu
- سرپیش
aigrette in Bengali
- পাখির পালক, গহনার মাথার ফুল
Examples of aigrette in a sentence
- On a stool, in front [of the throne], was placed a human skull, crowned with an immense emerald, of a pyramidal form, and surmounted by an aigrette of brilliant plumes and precious stones.1843, William H. Prescott, History of the Conquest of Mexico, New York: Harper & Brothers, Volume 1, Book 1, Chapter 2, p. 33:
- Then, again, from time to time, this mass of sublime noises opens and gives passage to the beats of the Ave Maria, which bursts forth and sparkles like an aigrette of stars.1888, Victor Hugo, translated by Isabel Florence Hapgood, Notre-Dame de Paris, New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, Volume 1, Book 3, Chapter 2, p....
- She was formal in manner, and made calls in rustling, steel-gray brocades and a tall bonnet with bristling aigrettes.1918, Willa Cather, My Ántonia, Boston: Houghton Mifflin, Book 2, Chapter 11, p. 241:
Synonyms of aigrette
Forms of aigrette
| plural | aigrettes |
|---|---|
| alternative form | aigret |
Origin of aigrette
Borrowed from French aigrette (“egret”). Doublet of egret.
Questions about aigrette
- What does aigrette mean?
- Aigrette means a feather or plume, or feather-shaped item, used as an adornment or ornament, typically in hats or hair.
- What is aigrette in Tamil?
- Aigrette in Tamil is நாரைவகை, குஞ்சம், கனித்துய். See Aigrette meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use aigrette in a sentence?
- On a stool, in front [of the throne], was placed a human skull, crowned with an immense emerald, of a pyramidal form, and surmounted by an aigrette of brilliant plumes and precious stones.
- What part of speech is aigrette?
- Aigrette is a noun.
- How do you pronounce aigrette?
- Aigrette is pronounced /ˈeɪ.ɡɹɛt/ (UK).
- What is the plural of aigrette?
- The plural of aigrette is aigrettes.
Words near aigrette in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: aigrette (page history and authors); aigrette (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); aigrette (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); aigrette (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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