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).
Derivatives:
wispy adj. (wispier, wispiest). wispily adv. wispiness n.
Etymology: ME: orig. uncert.: cf. WFris. wisp, and WHISK