wisp /wɪsp/ noun [countable]
[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 small thin line of it that rises upwards
wisp of
Wisps of smoke rose into the air.
⇒ will o' the wisp
—wispy adjective

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