Middle English Dictionary Entry
ēgret n.
Entry Info
| Forms | ēgret n. |
| Etymology | OF aigrette. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
The lesser egret Egretta garzetta.
Associated quotations
- a1450 Forest Laws (Dc 335)242a : If ther be ony man that cometh in to the forest and taketh away ony facouns, Jerfacouns, egrettes..her eiron or her berdes, ye shul do vs to wite.
- c1450(c1353) Winner & W.(Add 31042)494 : The herons..Þe pertrikes..þe egretes dere.
- c1450 Pilgr.LM (Cmb Ff.5.30)95 : I fly a boue the skyes heyere than eyther heroun or egret.
- c1450 Hrl.Cook.Bk.(2) (Hrl 4016)79 : Egrete rosted.
- a1475 Russell Bk.Nurt.(Hrl 4011)539 : Sawce gamelyn to heyron-sewe, egret, crane & plovere.