Egret Definition

ēgrĭt, ĕgrĭt
egrets
noun
Any of several herons (esp. genus Egretta), usually with long, white plumes.
Webster's New World
Webster's New World

A plume or tuft of feathers worn as a part of a headdress, or anything imitating such an ornament; an aigrette.

Wiktionary

(botany) The flying feathery or hairy crown of seeds or achenes, such as the down of the thistle.

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Other Word Forms of Egret

Noun

Singular:
egret
Plural:
egrets

Origin of Egret

  • From Middle English, from Anglo-Norman egret, Old French aigrette (“egret”), from Old Provençal aigreta, diminutive of aigron (“heron”), from Frankish *haigro (“heron”). Cognate with Old High German heigaro (“heron”), Old English hrāgra (“heron”). More at heron.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English from Old French aigrette from Old Provençal aigreta from aigron heron of Germanic origin

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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