Noun : wisps of hair. ,a mere wisp of a lad; a wisp of a frown. From Dictionary.com.
In the air where he had stood was the faint smoke-thin outline of a man, limned in the most wisplike of golden fogs. From Wordnik.com. [Starchild Omnibus]
AAA towing A successful compounding of flavors and colors: wisplike slices of carrots, sweetish grapes, naive onion spicy Ushneiclunim Neimohim of goat cheeseflower. From Wordnik.com. [UH Watch] Reference
He laughed high-keyed, sardonic laughter; he scolded, he quavered, he pleaded, he was finally choked with sobs; while as for his wife, she, poor little wisplike body, early succumbed to whatever is Venetian for nervous prostration. From Wordnik.com. [My Friend the Chauffeur] Reference
A thin, wisplike man, timid, in black, but very gentlemanly, made me heartily welcome. From Wordnik.com. [Tramping on Life An Autobiographical Narrative] Reference
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