whisk

English

/(h)wɪsk/

noun
Definitions
  • A quick, light sweeping motion.
  • A kitchen utensil, made from stiff wire loops fixed to a handle, used for whipping (or a mechanical device with the same function).
  • A bunch of twigs or hair etc, used as a brush.
  • A small handheld broom with a small (or no) handle.
  • A plane used by coopers for evening chines.
  • A kind of cape, forming part of a woman's dress.
  • (archaic) An impertinent fellow.

Etymology

Derived from Old Norse visk derived from Proto-Germanic *wiskaz (hay, bundle of hay straw, wisp, bundle of straw, bundle) derived from Proto-Indo-European *weys- (flow, melt, produce, increase, run, turn, procreate, rotate, poison).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*weys-

Gloss

flow, melt, produce, increase, run, turn, procreate, rotate, poison

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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