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angel hair

noun

Etymology

Sense 1 is a semantic loan from Italian capelli d'angelo.

  1. derived from capelli d'angelo

Definitions

  1. A type of pasta, thinner than spaghetti or vermicelli.

  2. A traditional Portuguese sweet food, fios de ovos.

  3. A sticky, fibrous substance reported in connection with UFO sightings and other…

    A sticky, fibrous substance reported in connection with UFO sightings and other paranormal manifestations.

  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. A parasitic plant of the genus Cuscuta, dodder.

    2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically

      Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see angel, hair.

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