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Aigrette
Aigret Ai"gret, Aigrette Ai*grette, n. [F., a sort of white heron, with a tuft of feathers on its head; a tuft of feathers; dim. of the same word as heron. See Heron, and cf. Egret, Egrette.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) The small white European heron. See Egret. 2. A plume or tuft for the head composed of feathers, or of gems, etc. --Prescott. 3. A tuft like that of the egret. (Bot.) A feathery crown of seed; egret; as, the aigrette or down of the dandelion or the thistle.
Egrette
Egrette E*grette", n. [See Aigrette.] Same as Egret, n., 2.
Regretted
Regret Re*gret", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Regretted (-t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. Regretting.] [F. regretter, OF. regreter; L. pref. re- re- + a word of Teutonic origin; cf. Goth. gr[=e]tan to weep, Icel. gr[=a]ta. See Greet to lament.] To experience regret on account of; to lose or miss with a sense of regret; to feel sorrow or dissatisfaction on account of (the happening or the loss of something); as, to regret an error; to regret lost opportunities or friends. Calmly he looked on either life, and here Saw nothing to regret, or there to fear. --Pope. In a few hours they [the Israelites] began to regret their slavery, and to murmur against their leader. --Macaulay. Recruits who regretted the plow from which they had been violently taken. --Macaulay.
Vinaigrette
Vinaigrette Vin`ai*grette", n. [F., fr. vinaigre vinegar.] 1. (Cookery) A sauce, made of vinegar, oil, and other ingredients, -- used esp. for cold meats. 2. A small perforated box for holding aromatic vinegar contained in a sponge, or a smelling bottle for smelling salts; -- called also vinegarette. 3. A small, two-wheeled vehicle, like a Bath chair, to be drawn or pushed by a boy or man. [R.]

Meaning of Grette from wikipedia

- The Grette (French pronunciation: [ɡʁɛt]) is a little area of Besançon, located near the center of the city. The name "Grette" comes from the verb "gratter"...
- Sverre Grette (31 May 1888 – 25 January 1959) was a Norwegian judge. He was born in Kristiania. In 1920 he was hired as an ****istant secretary (byråsjef)...
- Julie Brigham-Grette is a glacial geologist and a professor in the Department of Geosciences at the University of M****achusetts Amherst where she co-directs...
- center of the city. The area is located near the historical center, near Grette and Saint-Ferjeux Public Kindergarten of Butte Public Primary School of...
- Scientific Investigations Map 3131, USGS Gualtieri, Lyn; Julie Brigham-Grette (March 2001). "The Age and Origin of the Little Diomede Island Upland Surface"...
- and inside-out Beringia. Q. Sci. Rev. 20, 549–74. Elias, S.A.; Brigham-Grette, J. (2007). "GLACIATIONS Late Pleistocene Events in Beringia" (PDF). Encyclopedia...
- far earlier than previously thought". CNN. Retrieved 2024-07-22. Brigham-Grette, Julie; Lozhkin, Anatoly V.; Anderson, Patricia M. & Glushkova, Olga Y....
- 1920–29: Herman Scheel 1929–46: Paal Berg 1946–52: Emil Stang 1952–58: Sverre Grette 1958–69: Terje Wold 1969–84: Rolv Ryssdal 1984–91: Erling Sandene 1991–2002:...
- Scientific Investigations Map 3131, USGS Gualtieri, Lyn and Julie Brigham-Grette, The Age and Origin of the Little Diomede Island Upland Surface, Arctic...
- notoriety for crime. It is sometimes viewed as a sub-sector of Grette. The name "Grette" takes its name from the French verb "gratter", meaning to s****e...