/ wɪsp; NAmE / noun wisp (of sth)
1.
a small, thin piece of hair, grass, etc.
2.
a long thin line of smoke or cloud
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : origin uncertain; perhaps related to whisk .
/ wɪsp; NAmE / noun wisp (of sth)
1.
a small, thin piece of hair, grass, etc.
2.
a long thin line of smoke or cloud
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : origin uncertain; perhaps related to whisk .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005