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aigrette

(n): a long plume (especially one of egret feathers) worn on a hat or a piece of jewelry in the shape of a plume
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8 months ago chained_bear said:

"...bringing the old gentleman aboard without a feather of the splendid aigrette in his turban being ruffled."
—Patrick O'Brian, The Ionian Mission, 294

See also chelengk.

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