Definition of egret

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Egret (n.) The flying feathery or hairy crown of seeds or achenes, as the down of the thistle..

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Aigrette :: Aigrette (n.) A tuft like that of the egret.
Complain :: Complain (v. i.) To give utterance to expression of grief, pain, censure, regret. etc.; to lament; to murmur; to find fault; -- commonly used with of. Also, to creak or squeak, as a timber or wheel..
Repent :: Repent (v. i.) To feel pain, sorrow, or regret, for what one has done or omitted to do..
Egret :: Egret (n.) The flying feathery or hairy crown of seeds or achenes, as the down of the thistle..
Egrette :: Egrette (n.) Same as Egret, n., 2..
Allegretto :: Allegretto (a.) Quicker than andante, but not so quick as allegro..
Repent :: Repent (v. t.) To cause to have sorrow or regret; -- used impersonally.
Regretting :: Regretting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Regre.
Apology :: Apology (n.) An acknowledgment intended as an atonement for some improper or injurious remark or act; an admission to another of a wrong or discourtesy done him, accompanied by an expression of regret..
Apologize :: Apologize (v. i.) To make an apology or excuse; to make acknowledgment of some fault or offense, with expression of regret for it, by way of amends; -- with for; as, my correspondent apologized for not answering my letter..
Complaint :: Complaint (n.) Expression of grief, regret, pain, censure, or resentment; lamentation; murmuring; accusation; fault-finding..
Aigrette :: Aigrette (n.) A feathery crown of seed; egret; as, the aigrette or down of the dandelion or the thistle..
Aigrette :: Aigrette (n.) The small white European heron. See Egret.
Commiserate :: Commiserate (v. t.) To feel sorrow, pain, or regret for; to pity..
Repent :: Repent (v. i.) To change the mind, or the course of conduct, on account of regret or dissatisfaction..
Desire :: Desire (v. t.) Grief; regret.
Regret :: Regret (v.) Pain of mind on account of something done or experienced in the past, with a wish that it had been different; a looking back with dissatisfaction or with longing; grief; sorrow; especially, a mourning on account of the loss of some joy, advantage, or satisfaction..
Rue :: Rue (n.) Fig.: Bitterness; disappointment; grief; regret.
Egret :: Egret (n.) The name of several species of herons which bear plumes on the back. They are generally white. Among the best known species are the American egret (Ardea, / Herodias, egretta); the great egret (A. alba); the little egret (A. garzetta), of Europe; and the American snowy egret (A. candidissima)..
Pity :: Pity (n.) A reason or cause of pity, grief, or regret; a thing to be regretted..
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