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

My wife tends to do a make-your-own pasta with angel hair, garlic and butter.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 20, 2024

It took me a long time to realize it, but every time I seek comfort, or even connection, I reach for the same thing to eat — angel hair pasta and tomato sauce.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 5, 2023

Finally, we’re going to use the thinnest angel hair rice vermicelli, so instead of boiling it, we’ll soak it in very hot tap water while we prepare the rest of the dish.

From Washington Post • Aug. 25, 2022

Obviously Shakespeare was referring to angel hair and capellini when he wrote Romeo and Juliet.

From Salon • Jan. 22, 2022

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