wisp
nounUK /wɪsp/
US /wɪsp/
A wisp is a small, thin piece of something light like smoke or hair.
A wisp of smoke curled up from the candle.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A small, faint streak or patch of light, mist, or cloud.
A wisp of cloud drifted across the moon.
3. A thin, delicate bundle of hay or straw.
The farmer tied a wisp of straw around the bundle.
4. A slight, delicate, or faint trace of something.
There was a wisp of a smile on her face.