Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - wisp
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(wisps) 1. A wisp of hair is a small, thin, untidy bunch of it. She smoothed away a wisp of hair from her eyes. N-COUNT: usu N of n 2. A wisp of something such as smoke or cloud is an amount of it in a long thin shape. A thin wisp of smoke straggled up through the trees. N-COUNT: usu N of n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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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 ~ of smoke c. something frail, slight, or fleeting a ~ of a girl a ~ of a smile 3. archaic will-o'-the-~ • ~ily adverb • ~iness noun • ~y adjective II. verb Date: 1753 transitive verb 1. to roll into a ~ 2. to make ~s of a cigarette ~ing smoke at the corner of his mouth — Raymond Chandler intransitive verb to emerge or drift in ~s her hair began to ~ into her eyes — Mary Manning ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. 1 a small bundle or twist of straw etc. 2 a small separate quantity of smoke, hair, etc. 3 a small thin person etc. 4 a flock (of snipe). Derivatives wispy adj. (wispier, wispiest). wispily adv. wispiness n. Etymology: ME: orig. uncert.: cf. WFris. wisp, and WHISK ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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- early 14c., cognate with Norw. and Swed. visp "wisp," of unknown origin; sometimes said to be connected with whisk or with M.L.G. and M.Du. wispel "a measure of grain." Originally "handful or bundle of hay, grass, etc.," used for burning or cleaning or as a cushion; meaning "thin, filmy portion" first attested 1836. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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