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wisp: noun
wisp: noun
will-o'-the-wisp: noun

wisp [wɪsp] N

1. wisp (small bundle):

wisp

Büschel nt

wisps of cloud fig

Wolkenfetzen pl

wisps of cloud fig

Wolkenstreifen pl

wisp of hair

wisps of smoke fig

[kleine] Rauchfahnen

wisp of straw

Strohbüschel nt

2. wisp (person):

wisp

Strich m hum inf

a little wisp of a boy

ein schmächtiges Kerlchen

a little wisp of a boy

ein Strich m in der Landschaft hum inf

wisp N

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wisp (of incense, perfume etc)

Hauch m

will-o'-the-wisp [ˌwɪləðəˈwɪsp] N

1. will-o'-the-wisp (light):

will-o'-the-wisp

Irrlicht nt

2. will-o'-the-wisp fig (elusive thing):

will-o'-the-wisp

Trugbild nt

will-o'-the-wisp

Phantom nt

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

wisp of smoke

wisp of hair

wisp of straw

Strohbüschel nt

a little wisp of a boy

ein schmächtiges Kerlchen

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The sky was blue with a wisp of cloud behind the left wing of the eagle. en.wikipedia.org

The amount of health or mana restored by each wisp differs on different wizards depends on the total health or mana of the particular wizard. en.wikipedia.org

The chip then self-destructs with a wisp of smoke. en.wikipedia.org

Upon her bodice, she wears a transparent veil: a wisp of gossamer that was not spun by human distaff. en.wikipedia.org

The bee smoker provided wisps of smoke to create mood or hide a distracting element. en.wikipedia.org

Space which contains all worlds is like a wisp of cloud that dots the vast sky in the mind. en.wikipedia.org

He is often set apart from the other immortals in pictures by wisps of hair on his temples and a beard down to his navel. en.wikipedia.org

Beyond this continuous skirt, occasional rays and wisps of light material extent outwards for many more crater diameters. en.wikipedia.org

She also has wisps of bright ginger hair and a high domed forehead. en.wikipedia.org

The bouquet is reduced to a mere wisp held by a child. en.wikipedia.org

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