A spray of gems or feathers worn on a hat or in the hair; also, the plume of feathers from an egret bird.
From French 'aigrette' (egret/tuft), from Provencal 'aigron' (heron). The fashion industry nearly drove egrets to EXTINCTION for their plume feathers in the 1900s.
Pretty hat decorations nearly KILLED an entire bird species! In the 1900s, egret feathers were worth more than GOLD! The outcry over this helped create the first conservation laws! Fashion has consequences! 🪶🐦⬛
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