n. 1 a small bundle or twist of straw etc. 2 a small separate quantity of smoke, hair, etc. 3 a small thin person etc. 4 a flock (of snipe). wispy adj. (wispier, wispiest). wispily adv. wispiness n.
[ ME: orig. uncert.: cf. WFris. wisp, and WHISK ]
n. 1 a small bundle or twist of straw etc. 2 a small separate quantity of smoke, hair, etc. 3 a small thin person etc. 4 a flock (of snipe). wispy adj. (wispier, wispiest). wispily adv. wispiness n.
[ ME: orig. uncert.: cf. WFris. wisp, and WHISK ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012