wispiest

Variant of wisp

wisp definition

wisp (wisp)

noun

  1. a small bundle or bunch, as of straw
  2. a thin, slight, or filmy piece, strand, etc. a wisp of smoke
  3. something delicate, frail, etc. a wisp of a girl
  4. will-o'-the-wisp

Etymology: ME, prob. < Scand, as in Swed visp, a bundle of rushes or twigs, akin to ON visk: see whisk

transitive verb

to roll into a wisp

Related Forms:

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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