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angel hair

American  
Sometimes angel’s hair

noun

  1. Also called capelli d'angeloItalian Cooking. a type of very thin pasta.

  2. a Christmas-tree decoration consisting of long, fine threads of white spun glass.

  3. a type of building insulation made of spun glass.


angel hair British  

noun

  1. a kind of pasta in the shape of very fine long strands

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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It’s a grotesque pandemic, with fuzzy tendrils crawling from host to host via a ghoulish wet kiss, turning the new victim’s head into something that resembles a cauliflower stuffed with angel hair pasta.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2023

Its laser-sharp noodle attachment produces perfect fettuccine and angel hair every time.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 23, 2020

Turn off the heat and add the vermicelli or angel hair, letting it soak until tender, about 5 minutes.

From Washington Post • Sep. 1, 2020

The second course consists of angel hair pasta, carrots, potatoes, zucchini and pulled short ribs, cooked piece-by-piece by the diner at the table in the hot dashi.

From Washington Times • Sep. 3, 2019

Gluten-free for Byrd, and angel hair for Aunt Nancy, who doesn’t like thick pasta.

From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers

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