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单词 wisp
释义 wisp
I. \ˈwisp\ noun
also whisp \ˈhwisp also ˈwisp\
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English wisp, wips; perhaps akin to Old English wīpian to wipe — more at wipe
1.
 a. : a small handful (as of hay or straw)
 b. : something that resembles a wisp: as
  (1) : a tenuous strip or fragment
   < a wisp of chiffon >
   < roughly-chinked log-cabins … stood in a wisp of open — S.V.Benét >
   < strange wisps of psychological jargon — Times Literary Supplement >
  (2) : a filamentous streak
   < a wisp of smoke or cloud >
   < wisps of mist floated like trails of luminous dust — Joseph Conrad >
  (3) : something frail or fleeting
   < a delicate little wisp of an old lady — Century Magazine >
   < a mere wisp of a smile — L.C.Douglas >
  (4) : will-o'-the-wisp
 c. : a flock of birds (as snipe)
2. chiefly Britain
 a. : a pad of twisted or plaited hay or straw for grooming the coat of an animal
 b. : a twisted wreath or wad (as of straw or hemp) used as a buffer
 c. : a thick twist of hay or straw used as a torch
II. verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
transitive verb
1. chiefly Britain
 a. : to rub down or massage (as a horse) with a wisp
 b. : crumple, twist
2. : to make or cover with wisps
 < a cigarette wisping smoke at the corner of his mouth — Raymond Chandler >
 < the sky all wisped with mist — W.F.Wray >
intransitive verb
: to emerge or drift in wisps
 < a thread of smoke wisping out of the funnel — William Wertenbaker >
 < her hair began to wisp into her eyes — Mary Manning >
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