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Meaning of 'aigrette' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Aigrette [ n.]
- The small white European heron. See Egret.
- A plume or tuft for the head composed of feathers, or of gems, etc.
- A tuft like that of the egret.
- A feathery crown of seed; egret; as, the aigrette or down of the dandelion or the thistle.

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aiglet aigre aigremore aigret aiguille aiguillette aigulet

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