Etymology

aigrette

ai·grette
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Today it means: A feather or plume, or feather-shaped item, used as an adornment or ornament, typically in hats or hair. Full definition →

French aigrette
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The story

  1. French · borrowed fromaigrette“egret”
  2. English todayaigrette

Borrowed from French aigrette (“egret”). Doublet of egret.

Words from the same roots

Frenchaigrette all →

agriot

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