Vocabulary : Aigrette to Ailette

Aigrette : 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.
Aiguille : A needle-shaped peak. ;; An instrument for boring holes, used in blasting.
Aiguillette : A point or tag at the end of a fringe or lace; an aglet. ;; One of the ornamental tags, cords, or loops on some military and naval uniforms.
Aigulet : See Aglet.
Ail : To affect with pain or uneasiness, either physical or mental; to trouble; to be the matter with; -- used to express some uneasiness or affection, whose cause is unknown; as, what ails the man? I know not what ails him. ;; To be affected with pain or uneasiness of any sort; to be ill or indisposed or in trouble. ;; Indisposition or morbid affection.

Ailanthus : Same as Ailantus.
Ailantus : A genus of beautiful trees, natives of the East Indies. The tree imperfectly di/cious, and the staminate or male plant is very offensive when blossom.
Ailed : of Ail
Aileron : A half gable, as at the end of a penthouse or of the aisle of a church. ;; A small plane or surface capable of being manipulated by the pilot of a flying machine to preserve or destroy lateral balance; a hinged wing tip; a lateral stabilizing or balancing plane.
Ailette : A small square shield, formerly worn on the shoulders of knights, -- being the prototype of the modern epaulet.

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