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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
zephyr
n 1: a slight wind (usually refreshing); "the breeze was cooled
by the lake" [syn: {breeze}, {gentle wind}, {air}]
2: (classical mythology) the Greek god of the west wind [syn: {Zephyr}]
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Zephyr, TX
Zip code(s): 76890
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