wisp
wisp [ wisp ] | |
[ noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb ] | |
MEANING : | |
1. (n.) a tuft or handful 2. (n.) a streak or trace of 3. (n.) slender or delicate 4. (tr. v.) to twist into tufts 5. (intr. v.) to drift in thin streaks | |
USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : | |
During the concert Michael Jackson had a wisp of hair hanging down in front of his face. | |
USAGE EXAMPLE 2 : | |
A museum in the Borders cuts through the opposition to buy a wisp of hair believed to be from the head of Mary Queen of Scots |
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