English-Thai Dictionary
egret
N นกกระยางช นิดหนึ่ง nok-kra-yang-cha-nid-nueng
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
EGRET
n.The lesser white heron, a fowl of the genus Ardea; an elegant fowl with a white body and a crest on the head. 1. In botany, the flying feathery or hairy crown of seeds, as the down of the thistle.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
EGRET
E "gret, n. Etym: [See Aigret, Heron. ]
1. (Zoöl.)
Defn: 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, or Herodias, egretta ); the great egret (A. alba ); the little egret (A. garzetta ), of Europe; and the American snowy egret (A. candidissima ). A bunch of egrets killed for their plumage. G. W. Cable.
2. A plume or tuft of feathers worn as a part of a headdress, or anything imitating such an ornament; an aigrette.
3. (Bot. )
Defn: The flying feathery or hairy crown of seeds or achenes, as the down of the thistle.
4. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A kind of ape.
EGRETTE
E *grette ", n. Etym: [See Aigrette. ]
Defn: Same as Egret, n.,
2.
New American Oxford Dictionary
egret
e gret |ˈēgrit, ˈēˌgret, ˈegrit ˈiˌɡrɛt | ▶noun a heron with mainly white plumage, having long plumes in the breeding season. [Genus Egretta (and Bubulcus ), family Ardeidae: several species. ] ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French aigrette, from Provençal aigreta, from the Germanic base of heron .
Oxford Dictionary
egret
egret |ˈiːgrɪt, ˈɛ -| ▶noun a heron with mainly white plumage, having long plumes in the breeding season. ●Genus Egretta (and Bubulcus ), family Ardeidae: several species. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French aigrette, from Provençal aigreta, from the Germanic base of heron .
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
egret
e gret /íːɡrət, éɡ -/名詞 C 〘鳥 〙シラサギ (の類 ).
The Wordsmith Dictionary