WISP

I. noun Etymology: Middle English Date: 13th century a small handful (as of hay or straw), 2. a thin strip or fragment, a thready streak , something frail, slight, or fleeting , will-o'-the-~ , ~ily adverb ~iness noun ~y adjective II. verb Date: 1753 transitive verb to roll into a ~, to make ~s of , intransitive verb to emerge or drift in ~s