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| wisp [ wisp ] |
noun (plural wisps) |
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1. something resembling thread: something that is thin and delicate like thread, especially a lock of hair, a piece of straw, or a streak of smoke
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2. somebody slender and delicate: somebody or something that is slender and delicate
  a wisp of a child
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3. something insubstantial: something that is vague and fleeting
a wisp of a memory
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4. bundle: a bundle of something, especially a bundle of hay or straw
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verb (past and past participle wisped, present participle wisp·ing, 3rd person present singular wisps) |
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1. transitive verb bundle up straw or hay: to make a handful of straw or hay into a bundle
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2. intransitive verb move like wisp: to float like something delicate or faint
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| [14th century. Origin ?] |
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| wisp·i·ly adverb |
| wisp·i·ness noun |
| wisp·y adjective |
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