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wisp

 
 
/wɪsp/ noun [C]

Translation

a wisp of cloud/smoke/steam a small, thin line of cloud/smoke/steam
ince uzun bulut/duman/buhar demeti
1258
a wisp of hair/grass, etc a thin piece of hair/grass, etc
ince saç/çim parçası
1258
wispy adjective in the form of wisps
tutam tutam, ince uzun parçalı
wispy hair a wispy cloud 1930
(Definition of wisp noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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