aigrette

Definition of Aigrette in English :

1. aigret, aigrette

a long plume (especially one of egret feathers) worn on a hat or a piece of jewelry in the shape of a plume

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Aigrette

noun

1.

a long plume worn on hats or as a headdress, esp one of long egret feathers

2.

an ornament or piece of jewellery in imitation of a plume of feathers

noun

1.

a bunch of the long, white, showy plumes of the egret, once worn for ornament on a hat or in the hair

2.

any ornament like this

n.

1. An ornamental tuft of upright plumes, especially the tail feathers of an egret.

2. An ornament, such as a spray of gems, resembling a tuft of plumes.