Definitions for EGRET

EGRET e·gret

Spelling: [ee-grit, eg-rit, ee-gret, ee-gret]
IPA: /ˈi grɪt, ˈɛg rɪt, iˈgrɛt, ˈi grɛt/

Egret is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 6 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 7 points.

You can make 42 anagrams from letters in EGRET (eegrt).

Definitions for EGRET

noun

  1. any of several usually white herons that grow long, graceful plumes during the breeding season, as Egretta garzetta (little egret) of the Old World.
  2. aigrette.

Origin of EGRET

1400-50; late Middle English egret(e) Anglo-French egret (compare Middle French égreste, aigrette), alteration (with -on exchanged for -et -et<

Examples for EGRET

At a certain time I shot an egret, and prepared to take the skin.

The colour of the egret is pure white, with the exception of the train.

"It was the plan of the Cacica of Cofachique," explained the egret.

Pyang with French a made as short as possible is the egret's cry.

The lakelets and the river reaches were alive with the heron and the egret.

It will be from the Sultan himself, with the heart of an egret in his hand.

Baibars wore an egret's plume, symbol of valor, on his green turban.

The egret settled to her nest again and the Pelican went on with the story.

"That's almost worse than being taken for one's feathers," said egret.

The train-feathers of the egret add, however, to the apparent size of the bird.

Word Value for EGRET
Scrable

6

Words with friends

7

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