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zephyr

 

  3  definitions  found 
 
  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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