(ˈ)ā|gret noun
( -s )
Etymology: French — more at egret
1. : egret 1
2.
a. : a spray of feathers originally those of the egret
b. : a spray of gems often worn on a hat or in a woman's hair
3. : something resembling a plume or tuft (as a cluster of rays in the sun's corona seen during total eclipses)
4. : a sharp point attached to an electrical conductor (as a lightning rod) to facilitate the formation of a corona discharge