angel hair
US /ˈeɪn.dʒəl ˌheər/
UK /ˈeɪn.dʒəl ˌheər/
1.
a type of very thin pasta, resembling fine threads
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She cooked the angel hair pasta with a light tomato sauce.
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Angel hair cooks very quickly due to its thinness.
2.
a fine, silky, cobweb-like material, sometimes seen floating in the air, especially after meteor showers
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After the meteor shower, strange strands of angel hair were reported floating in the sky.
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Scientists are still studying the phenomenon of angel hair.