[ 'i:grɪt , 'ɛ- ]
■ noun a heron with mainly white plumage, having long plumes in the breeding season. [Genus Egretta (and Bubulcus ): several species.]
Origin
ME: from OFr. aigrette , from Provençal aigreta , from the Gmc base of heron .
[ 'i:grɪt , 'ɛ- ]
■ noun a heron with mainly white plumage, having long plumes in the breeding season. [Genus Egretta (and Bubulcus ): several species.]
Origin
ME: from OFr. aigrette , from Provençal aigreta , from the Gmc base of heron .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004