zephyr
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[edit] Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ζέφυρος (Zephuros, “westerly wind”)
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[edit] Noun
zephyr (plural zephyrs)
- a light wind from the west
- any light refreshing wind; a gentle breeze
- 1835, William Gilmore Simms, The Partisan, Harper, Chapter XI, page 135:
- The dusk of evening came on, soft in its solemnity, and unoppressive even in its gloom, under the sweet sky and unmolested zephyr, casting its pleasant shadows along the edges of the grove.
- 1835, William Gilmore Simms, The Partisan, Harper, Chapter XI, page 135:
- any thing of fine, soft, or light quality, especially fabric
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light refreshing wind; a gentle breeze
thing of fine, soft, or light quality, especially fabric