wisp

Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).

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Noun

1. A small [[bundle]], as of [[straw]] or other like substance; a twisted [[handful]] of something; any [[slender]], [[flexible]] [[structure]] or [[group]].
2. A small, thin [[line]] of [[cloud]], [[smoke]], or [[steam]].
3. A [[whisk]], or small [[broom]].
4. A [[will o' the wisp]], or ''[[ignis fatuus]]''.
5. An immeasurable, indefinable [[essence]] of life; [[soul]].
6. {{lb|en|archaic|collective}} A flock of [[snipe]].
7. {{lb|en|uncountable}} A [[disease]] affecting the [[foot|feet]] of [[cattle]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[brush]] or [[dress]], as with a wisp.
2. {{lb|en|UK|dialect|obsolete}} To [[rumple]].
3. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To produce a wisp, as of smoke.
4. {{lb|en|transitive}} To emit in wisps.

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