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Definition of
wisp noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
wisp
noun
noun
NAmE
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wɪsp
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wisp
(of something)
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1
a small, thin piece of hair, grass, etc.
She brushed aside a stray wisp of hair.
2
a long, thin line of smoke or cloud
a thin wisp of smoke
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