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.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Egret

Singular:

egret

Plural:

egrets

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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