Associations to the word «Egret»

Wiktionary

EGRET, noun. Any of various wading birds of the genera Egretta or Ardea that includes herons, many of which are white or buff, and several of which develop fine plumes during the breeding season.
EGRET, noun. A plume or tuft of feathers worn as a part of a headdress, or anything imitating such an ornament; an aigrette.
EGRET, noun. (botany) The flying feathery or hairy crown of seeds or achenes, such as the down of the thistle.
EGRET, noun. (obsolete) The crab-eating macaque (Macaca fascicularis)

Dictionary definition

EGRET, noun. Any of various usually white herons having long plumes during breeding season.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats