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Noun [English]

IPA: /wɪsp/ Audio: en-us-wisp.ogg Forms: wisps [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪsp Etymology: From Middle English wispe, wyspe, wips, wipse, perhaps from an unrecorded Old English *wisp, *wips. Cognate with West Frisian wisp, Dutch wisp (“bundle of hay or straw”), Norwegian bokmål/Swedish/Bornholm Danish visp (“handful or bundle of grass, hay, etc.”). Akin also to Middle Dutch/Middle Low German wispel (“measure of grain”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|wispe}} Middle English wispe, {{inh|en|ang|*wisp}} Old English *wisp, {{cog|fy|wisp}} West Frisian wisp, {{cog|nl|wisp|t=bundle of hay or straw}} Dutch wisp (“bundle of hay or straw”), {{cog|dum|-}} Middle Dutch, {{cog|gml|wispel|t=measure of grain}} Middle Low German wispel (“measure of grain”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} wisp (countable and uncountable, plural wisps)
  1. A small bundle, as of straw or other like substance; any slender, flexible structure or group. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Diseases Translations (a small bundle, as of straw or other like substance): خُصْلَة (ḵuṣla) (english: hair) [feminine] (Arabic), حُزْمَة (ḥuzma) (english: straw) [feminine] (Arabic), خَيْط (ḵayṭ) (english: smoke) [masculine] (Arabic), кичур (kičur) [masculine] (Bulgarian), bri [masculine] (Catalan), borrall [masculine] (Catalan), borralló [masculine] (Catalan), pramínek (vlasů, trávy) [masculine] (Czech), proužek (dýmu) [masculine] (Czech), vích [masculine] (Czech), sliert (Dutch), nippu (Finnish), brin [masculine] (French), fétu [masculine] (French), touffe [feminine] (French), კონა (ḳona) (Georgian), Haarbüschel [masculine] (German), Strohbündel [masculine] (German), Wisch [masculine] (German), Strähne [feminine] (German), dünne Fahne [feminine] (German), dlaoi [feminine] (Irish), ciocca [feminine] (Italian), trefolo [masculine] (Italian), legnolo [masculine] (Italian), pagliuzza [feminine] (Italian), (Mandarin), (liǔ) (Mandarin), () (Mandarin), viech [masculine] (Old Czech), viecha [feminine] (Old Slovak), Wesch [neuter] (Plautdietsch), kosmyk (english: wisp of hair) [masculine] (Polish), wstęga (english: wisp of smoke) [feminine] (Polish), kłęby [plural] (Polish), tufo [masculine] (Portuguese), șuviță [feminine] (Romanian), șuvițe [feminine, plural] (Romanian), пучо́к (pučók) [masculine] (Russian), viecha [feminine] (Slovak), brizna [feminine] (Spanish), mechón [masculine] (Spanish), voluta [feminine] (Spanish), jirón [masculine] (Spanish), tutam saç (Turkish), tutam (Turkish), віхоть (vixotʹ) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-wisp-en-noun-nxMTgylk Disambiguation of Diseases: 12 19 4 3 9 20 6 9 9 8 Categories (other): Terms with Irish translations Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 11 5 5 4 8 5 4 24 7 28 Disambiguation of 'a small bundle, as of straw or other like substance': 92 3 2 2 1 1
  2. A whisk, or small broom. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Cleaning, Diseases
    Sense id: en-wisp-en-noun-~eGKCJog Disambiguation of Cleaning: 9 30 5 3 8 7 7 11 10 9 Disambiguation of Diseases: 12 19 4 3 9 20 6 9 9 8
  3. A will o' the wisp, or ignis fatuus. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-wisp-en-noun-khohG93y Categories (other): Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 9 4 12 5 10 4 3 20 8 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 9 6 17 4 4 4 3 25 6 21
  4. An immeasurable, indefinable essence of life; soul. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-wisp-en-noun-~KbF3Cmy
  5. (archaic) A flock of snipe. Tags: archaic, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-wisp-en-noun-xJbZ1JhM
  6. (uncountable) A disease affecting the feet of cattle. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Diseases
    Sense id: en-wisp-en-noun-2P9rhOM3 Disambiguation of Diseases: 12 19 4 3 9 20 6 9 9 8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: will o' the wisp

Verb [English]

IPA: /wɪsp/ Audio: en-us-wisp.ogg Forms: wisps [present, singular, third-person], wisping [participle, present], wisped [participle, past], wisped [past]
Rhymes: -ɪsp Etymology: From Middle English wispe, wyspe, wips, wipse, perhaps from an unrecorded Old English *wisp, *wips. Cognate with West Frisian wisp, Dutch wisp (“bundle of hay or straw”), Norwegian bokmål/Swedish/Bornholm Danish visp (“handful or bundle of grass, hay, etc.”). Akin also to Middle Dutch/Middle Low German wispel (“measure of grain”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|wispe}} Middle English wispe, {{inh|en|ang|*wisp}} Old English *wisp, {{cog|fy|wisp}} West Frisian wisp, {{cog|nl|wisp|t=bundle of hay or straw}} Dutch wisp (“bundle of hay or straw”), {{cog|dum|-}} Middle Dutch, {{cog|gml|wispel|t=measure of grain}} Middle Low German wispel (“measure of grain”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} wisp (third-person singular simple present wisps, present participle wisping, simple past and past participle wisped)
  1. (transitive) To brush or dress, as with a wisp. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-wisp-en-verb-i50qIjFS
  2. (UK, dialect, obsolete) To rumple. Tags: UK, dialectal, obsolete
    Sense id: en-wisp-en-verb-jIdBzhPW Categories (other): British English, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 9 4 12 5 10 4 3 20 8 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 11 5 5 4 8 5 4 24 7 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 9 6 17 4 4 4 3 25 6 21
  3. (intransitive) To produce a wisp, as of smoke. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-wisp-en-verb-6XPLuRt4
  4. (transitive) To emit in wisps. Tags: transitive Categories (lifeform): Veterinary medicine
    Sense id: en-wisp-en-verb-Z2iU7lRP Disambiguation of Veterinary medicine: 11 2 4 15 2 9 0 6 2 48 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Old Czech translations, Terms with Old Slovak translations, Terms with Plautdietsch translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Slovak translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 6 2 2 3 4 3 19 6 40 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 11 8 3 2 7 6 7 11 8 35 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 13 6 3 2 6 5 5 11 7 42 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 5 2 2 5 4 4 8 5 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 13 5 4 4 10 5 3 20 9 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 12 5 5 4 8 5 4 21 8 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 11 5 5 4 8 5 4 22 7 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 11 8 7 5 7 6 3 19 8 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 11 8 3 2 8 6 7 12 9 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 11 5 5 4 8 5 4 21 7 29 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 13 9 2 2 7 5 7 11 10 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 9 4 12 5 10 4 3 20 8 24 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 13 7 4 5 6 7 5 12 6 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 11 5 5 4 8 5 4 24 7 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 12 7 3 2 6 5 6 11 7 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 9 6 17 4 4 4 3 25 6 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Old Czech translations: 5 2 12 1 2 2 1 21 2 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Old Slovak translations: 9 1 17 3 2 2 1 17 3 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Plautdietsch translations: 7 3 2 1 3 3 3 14 3 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 11 5 5 4 8 5 4 21 7 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 11 5 5 4 8 5 4 21 7 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 12 7 3 2 6 5 6 11 7 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 11 5 5 4 8 5 4 21 7 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 10 6 7 1 6 5 6 10 8 40 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 11 5 4 4 8 5 4 22 7 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 11 5 5 4 8 5 4 21 7 29

Noun [Middle English]

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} wisp
  1. Alternative form of wyspe Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: wyspe
    Sense id: en-wisp-enm-noun-kWnfq5E3 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "word": "brin"
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          "sense": "a small bundle, as of straw or other like substance",
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          "word": "pagliuzza"
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          "word": "束"
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          "roman": "liǔ",
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          "word": "绺"
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          "roman": "lǚ",
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          "word": "缕"
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          "code": "zlw-ocs",
          "lang": "Old Czech",
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          ],
          "word": "viech"
        },
        {
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          "code": "zlw-osk",
          "lang": "Old Slovak",
          "sense": "a small bundle, as of straw or other like substance",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "viecha"
        },
        {
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          "code": "pdt",
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          "sense": "a small bundle, as of straw or other like substance",
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          "word": "Wesch"
        },
        {
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          "code": "pl",
          "english": "wisp of hair",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "a small bundle, as of straw or other like substance",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "kosmyk"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 3 2 2 1 1",
          "code": "pl",
          "english": "wisp of smoke",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "a small bundle, as of straw or other like substance",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "wstęga"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 3 2 2 1 1",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "a small bundle, as of straw or other like substance",
          "tags": [
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "kłęby"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 3 2 2 1 1",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "a small bundle, as of straw or other like substance",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "tufo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 3 2 2 1 1",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "a small bundle, as of straw or other like substance",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "șuviță"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 3 2 2 1 1",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "a small bundle, as of straw or other like substance",
          "tags": [
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            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "șuvițe"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 3 2 2 1 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "pučók",
          "sense": "a small bundle, as of straw or other like substance",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "пучо́к"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 3 2 2 1 1",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "a small bundle, as of straw or other like substance",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "viecha"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 3 2 2 1 1",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "a small bundle, as of straw or other like substance",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "brizna"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 3 2 2 1 1",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "a small bundle, as of straw or other like substance",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "mechón"
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          "text": "A wisp of smoke rose from the candle for a few moments after he blew it out.",
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        {
          "text": "A wisp of hair escaped her barrette and whipped wildly in the wind.",
          "type": "example"
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        {
          "ref": "1693, Decimus Junius Juvenalis, John Dryden, transl., “[The Satires of Decimus Junius Juvenalis.] The Third Satyr”, in The Satires of Decimus Junius Juvenalis. Translated into English Verse. […] Together with the Satires of Aulus Persius Flaccus. […], London: Printed for Jacob Tonson […], →OCLC:",
          "text": "in a small basket, on a wisp of hay",
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        "A small bundle, as of straw or other like substance; any slender, flexible structure or group."
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          "flexible",
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        ],
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          "structure",
          "structure"
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          "group",
          "group"
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      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "A whisk, or small broom."
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          "broom",
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          "ref": "1847, Alfred Tennyson, “(please specify the page number, or |part=Prologue, I to VII, or conclusion)”, in The Princess: A Medley, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC:",
          "text": "the wisp that flickers where no foot can tread",
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        "A will o' the wisp, or ignis fatuus."
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          "ref": "2017 September 10, Nigel Warburton, “What does a portrait of Erica the android tell us about being human?”, in The Observer:",
          "text": "Another traditional answer to the question of what makes us so different, popular for millennia, has been that humans have a non-physical soul, one that inhabits the body but is distinct from it, an ethereal ghostly wisp that floats free at death to enjoy an after-life which may include reunion with other souls, or perhaps a new body to inhabit.",
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          "ref": "1861, Horace William Wheelwright, Bush Wanderings of a Naturalist, page 99:",
          "text": "They shift their quarters in the early part of the season very suddenly, and if a man hears of a wisp of snipe in any particular place, he must be off at once.",
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          "ref": "1988, Michael Cady, Rob Hume, editors, The Complete Book of British Birds, page 158:",
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        "A disease affecting the feet of cattle."
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(uncountable) A disease affecting the feet of cattle."
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    {
      "code": "ar",
      "english": "hair",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ḵuṣla",
      "sense": "a small bundle, as of straw or other like substance",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "خُصْلَة"
    },
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      "code": "ar",
      "english": "straw",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ḥuzma",
      "sense": "a small bundle, as of straw or other like substance",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "حُزْمَة"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "english": "smoke",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ḵayṭ",
      "sense": "a small bundle, as of straw or other like substance",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "خَيْط"
    },
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "kičur",
      "sense": "a small bundle, as of straw or other like substance",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "кичур"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "a small bundle, as of straw or other like substance",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bri"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "a small bundle, as of straw or other like substance",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "borrall"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "a small bundle, as of straw or other like substance",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "borralló"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "a small bundle, as of straw or other like substance",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pramínek (vlasů, trávy)"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "a small bundle, as of straw or other like substance",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "proužek (dýmu)"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "a small bundle, as of straw or other like substance",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "vích"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "a small bundle, as of straw or other like substance",
      "word": "sliert"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a small bundle, as of straw or other like substance",
      "word": "nippu"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "a small bundle, as of straw or other like substance",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "brin"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "a small bundle, as of straw or other like substance",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "fétu"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "a small bundle, as of straw or other like substance",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "touffe"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "ḳona",
      "sense": "a small bundle, as of straw or other like substance",
      "word": "კონა"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a small bundle, as of straw or other like substance",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Haarbüschel"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a small bundle, as of straw or other like substance",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Strohbündel"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a small bundle, as of straw or other like substance",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Wisch"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a small bundle, as of straw or other like substance",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Strähne"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a small bundle, as of straw or other like substance",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "dünne Fahne"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "a small bundle, as of straw or other like substance",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "dlaoi"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "a small bundle, as of straw or other like substance",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ciocca"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "a small bundle, as of straw or other like substance",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "trefolo"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "a small bundle, as of straw or other like substance",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "legnolo"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "a small bundle, as of straw or other like substance",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pagliuzza"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Mandarin",
      "sense": "a small bundle, as of straw or other like substance",
      "word": "束"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Mandarin",
      "roman": "liǔ",
      "sense": "a small bundle, as of straw or other like substance",
      "word": "绺"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Mandarin",
      "roman": "lǚ",
      "sense": "a small bundle, as of straw or other like substance",
      "word": "缕"
    },
    {
      "code": "zlw-ocs",
      "lang": "Old Czech",
      "sense": "a small bundle, as of straw or other like substance",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "viech"
    },
    {
      "code": "zlw-osk",
      "lang": "Old Slovak",
      "sense": "a small bundle, as of straw or other like substance",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "viecha"
    },
    {
      "code": "pdt",
      "lang": "Plautdietsch",
      "sense": "a small bundle, as of straw or other like substance",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Wesch"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "english": "wisp of hair",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "a small bundle, as of straw or other like substance",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "kosmyk"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "english": "wisp of smoke",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "a small bundle, as of straw or other like substance",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "wstęga"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "a small bundle, as of straw or other like substance",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "kłęby"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a small bundle, as of straw or other like substance",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "tufo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "a small bundle, as of straw or other like substance",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "șuviță"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "a small bundle, as of straw or other like substance",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "șuvițe"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "pučók",
      "sense": "a small bundle, as of straw or other like substance",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "пучо́к"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "a small bundle, as of straw or other like substance",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "viecha"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a small bundle, as of straw or other like substance",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "brizna"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a small bundle, as of straw or other like substance",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mechón"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a small bundle, as of straw or other like substance",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "voluta"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a small bundle, as of straw or other like substance",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "jirón"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "a small bundle, as of straw or other like substance",
      "word": "tutam saç"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "a small bundle, as of straw or other like substance",
      "word": "tutam"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "vixotʹ",
      "sense": "a small bundle, as of straw or other like substance",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "віхоть"
    }
  ],
  "word": "wisp"
}

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    "Terms with Bulgarian translations",
    "Terms with Catalan translations",
    "Terms with Czech translations",
    "Terms with Dutch translations",
    "Terms with Finnish translations",
    "Terms with French translations",
    "Terms with Georgian translations",
    "Terms with German translations",
    "Terms with Irish translations",
    "Terms with Italian translations",
    "Terms with Mandarin translations",
    "Terms with Old Czech translations",
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    "Terms with Plautdietsch translations",
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    "Terms with Romanian translations",
    "Terms with Russian translations",
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    "Terms with Spanish translations",
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          "ref": "1753, William Hogarth, The Analysis of Beauty:",
          "text": "The very same head of hair, wisp'd, and matted together, would make the most disagreeable figure.",
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        "(transitive) To brush or dress, as with a wisp."
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      "glosses": [
        "To rumple."
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        "(UK, dialect, obsolete) To rumple."
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        {
          "ref": "1931, William Faulkner, Sanctuary, Library of America, published 1985, page 70:",
          "text": "To Temple, sitting in the cottonseed-hulls and the corn-cobs, the sound was no louder than the striking of a match: a short, minor sound shutting down the scene, the instant, with a profound finality, completely isolating it, and she sat there, her legs straight before her, her hands limp and palm-up on her lap, looking at Popeye's tight back and the ridges of his coat across his shoulders as he leaned out the door, the pistol behind him, against his flank, wisping thinly along his leg.",
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        "To produce a wisp, as of smoke."
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        "(intransitive) To produce a wisp, as of smoke."
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          "ref": "2011, Iain Lawrence, The Winter Pony, page 219:",
          "text": "It looked warm and rosy-bright inside, with a little chimney wisping smoke, little windows glowing.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
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      "glosses": [
        "To emit in wisps."
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        "(transitive) To emit in wisps."
      ],
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        "transitive"
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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable All languages combined dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-12-15 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-12-04 using wiktextract (8a39820 and 4401a4c). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.