Noun
The small white European heron. See Egret.
A plume or tuft for the head composed of feathers, or of gems, etc.
A tuft like that of the egret.
A feathery crown of seed; egret; as, the aigrette or down of the dandelion or the thistle.
Source: Webster's dictionaryThe French submarine Aigrette in 1904 further improved the concept by using a diesel rather than a gasoline engine for surface power. Source: Internet