whisks

Noun

whisk (plural whisks)

1. A quick, light sweeping motion.
   • With a quick whisk, she swept the cat from the pantry with her broom.
2. A kitchen utensil, now usually made from stiff wire loops fixed to a handle (and formerly of twigs), used for whipping (or a mechanical device with the same function).
   • He used a whisk to whip up a light and airy souffle.
3. A bunch of twigs, hair, etc., used as a brush.
   • Peter dipped the whisk in lather and applied it to his face, so he could start shaving.
4. A small handheld broom with a small (or no) handle.
   • I used a whisk to sweep the counter, then a push-broom for the floor.
5. A plane used by coopers for evening chines.
6. A kind of cape, forming part of a woman's dress.
   • My wife in her new lace whiske.1665 March 21 (date written; Gregorian calendar), Samuel Pepys, Mynors Bright, transcriber, “March 12th, 1664–1665”, in Henry B[enjamin] Wheatley, editor, The Diary of Samuel Pepys […], volume IV...

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