Definition of: wisp

(wisp) noun
1. A small bunch, as of hay, straw, or hair.
2. A small bit; a mere indication: a wisp of vapor.
3. A whiskbroom.
4. A will–ơ–the–wisp.
—v.t.
1. To dress, brush, or groom with a wisp or whisk.
2. To fold and lightly twist into a wisp or wisplike form; rumple; crumple. [ME wisp, wips. Akin to WIPE.]
—wisp′y adjective