angel hair

American  

Sometimes angel’s hair

noun

1. Also called capelli d'angelo.  Italian 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.

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angel hair British  

noun

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

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Example Sentences

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

Scampi is such a beautifully retro dish, so it felt only right to put it on angel hair pasta.

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2022

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

Each child, mesmerized by the assault of color, stared into the drift of presents with a seasonal greed as pure as angel hair.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy