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• wisp — [wısp] n [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: Perhaps from whisk] 1.) a wisp of hair, grass, ↑hay etc is a thin piece of it that is separate from the rest wisp of ▪ A wisp of hair had escaped from under her hat. 2.) a wisp of smoke, cloud, mist etc is a… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• wisp´ like´ — wisp «wihsp», noun, verb. –n. 1. a small bundle; small bunch: »a wisp of hay. 2. a small portion of anything; slight bit; shred; fragment: »a wisp of hair, a wisp of smoke. 3. a little thing: »a wisp of a girl …   Useful english dictionary

• wisp — noun (C) 1 wisp of hair/hay/grass etc a thin piece of hair etc that is separate from the rest: A wisp of hair had escaped from under her hat. 2 wisp of smoke/cloud etc a small thin line of smoke etc that rises upwards see also: will o the wisp… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• wisp — [[t]wɪ̱sp[/t]] wisps 1) N COUNT: usu N of n A wisp of hair is a small, thin, untidy bunch of it. She smoothed away a wisp of hair from her eyes. 2) N COUNT: usu N of n A wisp of something such as smoke or cloud is an amount of it in a long thin… …   English dictionary

• hair — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ auburn, black, blond, brown, chestnut, dark, fair, ginger (BrE), golden, grey/gray, grizzled …   Collocations dictionary

• wisp — [ wısp ] noun count 1. ) something that has a long, thin, delicate shape, for example a cloud, smoke, or hair: wisp of: A wisp of smoke curled across the sky. 2. ) wisp of an idea, feeling, or sound that is very slight and not clear a wisp of a …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• wisp — I. noun Etymology: Middle English Date: 13th century 1. a small handful (as of hay or straw) 2. a. a thin strip or fragment b. a thready streak < a wisp of smoke > c. something frail, slight, or fleeting < a wisp of a girl > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• wisp — wisplike, adj. /wisp/, n. 1. a handful or small bundle of straw, hay, or the like. 2. any thin tuft, lock, mass, etc.: wisps of hair. 3. a thin puff or streak, as of smoke; slender trace. 4. a person or thing that is small, delicate, or barely… …   Universalium

• wisp — UK [wɪsp] / US noun [countable] Word forms wisp : singular wisp plural wisps 1) something that has a long, thin, delicate shape, for example a cloud, smoke, or hair wisp of: A wisp of smoke curled across the sky. 2) an idea, feeling, or sound… …   English dictionary

• wisp — /wɪsp / (say wisp) noun 1. a handful or small bundle of straw, hay, or the like. 2. any small or thin tuft, lock, mass, etc.: wisps of hair. 3. anything small or thin, as a shred, bundle, or slip of something, sometimes used as a brush or whisk.… …  

• wisp — [[t]wɪsp[/t]] n. 1) a handful or small bundle of straw, hay, or the like 2) any thin tuft, lock, mass, etc.: wisps of hair[/ex] 3) cvb a thin puff or streak, as of smoke; slender trace 4) a person or thing that is small, delicate, or barely… …   From formal English to slang