small bundle; trace, hint; something small and delicate; tuft, small quantity (e.g. of hair)
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Wisp Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(v. t.)
To rumple.
To rumple.
(v. t.)
To brush or dress, an with a wisp.
To brush or dress, an with a wisp.
(n.)
A Will-o'-the-wisp; an ignis fatuus.
A Will-o'-the-wisp; an ignis fatuus.
(n.)
A whisk, or small broom.
A whisk, or small broom.
(n.)
A small bundle, as of straw or other like substance.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutA small bundle, as of straw or other like substance.
wisp
\wisp\ (?), n. [oe. wisp, wips; probably akin to d. & g. wisch, icel. visk, and perhaps to l. virga a twig, rod. cf. verge a rod, whisk, n.]
1. a small bundle, as of straw or other like substance. in a small basket, on a wisp of hay.
2. a whisk, or small broom.
3. a will-o'-the-wisp; an ignis fatuus. the wisp that flickers where no foot can tread.
wisp
\wisp\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. wisped (?); p. pr. & vb. n. wisping.] 1. to brush or dress, an with a wisp.
2. to rumple. [prov. eng.]
wisp
n
1. a small tuft or lock; "wisps of hair"
2. a small person; "a mere wisp of a girl"
3. a small bundle of straw or hay
4. a flock of snipe
similar words(2)
will-with-the-wisp
will-o`-the-wisp
Noun
1. a small tuft or lock; "wisps of hair"
(hypernym) tuft, tussock
2. a small person; "a mere wisp of a girl"
(hypernym) small person
3. a small bundle of straw or hay
(hypernym) package, bundle, packet, parcel
4. a flock of snipe
(hypernym) flock
(member-meronym) snipe
Wisp Definition from Government Dictionaries & Glossaries
Wartime Information Security Program
Source: U.S. Department of Defense, Joint Doctrine Division. ( About )Wisp Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
Winter Icing and Storms Project [> NOAA]
Wisp Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries
(n.) Also, willowisp. Tiny glowing force, invulnerable to normal weapons, noted for carrying lesser, greater and burned-out lightstones. Found all across Norrath.
Wisp Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Wisp or WISP may refer to:
- Wisp Ski Resort A ski resort in western Maryland
- Wisp (musician) is an electronic artist signed to Rephlex Records
- WISP (AM), a radio station (1570 AM) licensed to Doylestown, Pennsylvania, United States
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