noun

• A headdress consisting of a white egret's feather or other decoration such as a spray of gems.

  ‘Some of the valuable horse aigrettes, which are encrusted and plumed, are also kept in the treasury.’

  More example sentences

  • ‘In a description written by Jacopo Ligozzi and dated 1577, aigrettes were put behind the headgear.’
  • ‘Head pieces also came to be called aigrettes if they had other feathers in them.’
  • ‘Crown Jewels of Iran - This aigrette measures approximately 12 inches long and 4 inches wide.’

  Synonyms

  comb, plume, tuft, topknot, mane