angel hair
Americannoun
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Also called capelli d'angelo. Italian Cooking. a type of very thin pasta.
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a Christmas-tree decoration consisting of long, fine threads of white spun glass.
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a type of building insulation made of spun glass.
noun
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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
Obviously Shakespeare was referring to angel hair and capellini when he wrote Romeo and Juliet.
From Salon • Jan. 22, 2022
Both Sides, Now Are clouds angel hair as they flow?
From Washington Post • Jul. 15, 2021
Its laser-sharp noodle attachment produces perfect fettuccine and angel hair every time.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 23, 2020
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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