egret /ˈiːɡɹɪt/ noun4 •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.Egrets picked their way through the grass, attentive and showy as fussy girlfriends at the cows' sides. — 2011 •A plume or tuft of feathers worn as a part of a headdress, or anything imitating such an ornament. •The flying feathery or hairy crown of seeds or achenes, such as the down of the thistle. •(no longer used) The crab-eating macaque (Macaca fascicularis) formsegrets
