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egret

egret is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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  1. 1.A plume or tuft of feathers worn as a part of a headdress, or anything imitating such an ornament; an aigrette.
  2. 2.(Bot.) The flying feathery or hairy crown of seeds or achenes, as the down of the thistle.
  3. 3.(Zoöl.) A kind of ape.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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