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Zephyr definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ZEPHYR, n. [L., Gr.] The west wind; and peotically, any soft, mild, gentle breeze. The poets personify Zephyrus, and make him the most mild and gentle of all the sylvan deities.
Mild as when Zephyrus on Flora breathes.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a slight wind (usually refreshing); "the breeze was cooled by the lake"; "as he waited he could feel the air on his neck" [syn: breeze, zephyr, gentle wind, air]
2: (Greek mythology) the Greek god of the west wind

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Middle English Zephirus, west wind (personified), from Latin Zephyrus, god of the west wind & zephyrus west wind, zephyr, from Greek Zephyros & zephyros Date: 1611 1. a. a breeze from the west b. a gentle breeze 2. any of various lightweight fabrics and articles of clothing

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 literary a mild gentle wind or breeze. 2 a fine cotton fabric. 3 an athlete's thin gauzy jersey. Etymology: F zéphyr or L zephyrus f. Gk zephuros (god of the) west wind

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Zephyr Zeph"yr, n. [L. zephyrus, Gr. ?, akin to ? darkness, the dark side, west: cf. F. z['e]phyr.] The west wind; poetically, any soft, gentle breeze. ``Soft the zephyr blows.'' --Gray. As gentle As zephyrs blowing below the violet. --Shak. Zephyr cloth, a thin kind of cassimere made in Belgium; also, a waterproof fabric of wool. Zephyr shawl, a kind of thin, light, embroidered shawl made of worsted and cotton. Zephyr yarn, or worsted, a fine, soft kind of yarn or worsted, -- used for knitting and embroidery.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. 1. West wind. 2. (Poetical.) Gentle, mild, or soft breeze; light wind.

Moby Thesaurus

air, blubber, breeze, butter, clay, cooling breeze, cushion, dough, down, eiderdown, feather bed, feathers, fleece, floss, flue, fluff, foam, gale, gentle wind, kapok, light air, light breeze, light wind, moderate breeze, ocean breeze, onshore breeze, pillow, plush, pudding, puff, putty, rubber, satin, sea breeze, silk, softblowing wind, swansdown, thistledown, velvet, wax, wool