Zephyr

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
     [1913 Webster]
  


           As gentle
           As zephyrs blowing below the violet.     --Shak.
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     {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 {Zephyr worsted}, a fine, soft kind of yarn
        or worsted, -- used for knitting and embroidery.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  zephyr
       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}, {gentle wind}, {air}]
       2: (Greek mythology) the Greek god of the west wind

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  41 Moby Thesaurus words for "zephyr":
     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
  
  

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Zephyr, TX
    Zip code(s): 76890