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
Example Sentences
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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
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
Oliver makes his dish with shrimp, angel hair pasta and red pesto, which, when you think about it, makes it a meal that would be very at home in the eighties.
From Salon ● Dec. 9, 2021
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
Her long hair hung loose, shimmering like Christmastime fiber glass angel hair.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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