E'gret, n.

n. [See AIGRET.]

1. (Ornith.) The lesser white heron, a bird of the genus Ardea, — an elegant fowl, with a white body, and a crest on the head.
2. A heron's feather.
3. (Bot.) The flying, feathery, or hairy crown of seeds, as the down of the thistle.
4. (Zoöl.) A kind of ape, the Simia Aygula of Linn.