aigrette

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Iranian-style jewelry studded with jade and other precious stones were popular during the Ottoman period, and Joyce may have applied his newfound skills to crafting rings, earrings, necklaces, and intricate jeweled turban aigrettes.

From National Geographic • Jan. 11, 2024

These stairs were meant for a grand entrance, complete with aigrettes and sequins.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Snowy Egret graces the dust jacket, wearing the plumes, or aigrettes, that caused a heedless millinery trade to slaughter it to the brink of extinction in the early 1900s.

From Time Magazine Archive

He gave her all manner of beautiful gifts, glittering raiment, necklaces, bracelets, and diamond aigrettes.

From Halil the Pedlar A Tale of Old Stambul by Jókai, Mór

It has bright orange orbs and long, pointed aigrettes.

From A Bird Calendar for Northern India by Dewar, Douglas