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• Zephyr — eph 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.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Zephyr cloth — Zephyr eph 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.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Zephyr shawl — Zephyr eph 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.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Zephyr worsted — Zephyr eph 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.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Zephyr yarn — Zephyr eph 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.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Zephyr cloth — Zephyr cloth, a thin kind of cassimere made in Belgium; also, a waterproof fabric of wool …   Wikipedia

• Fabric and Cloth — This is a rather odd category, listing 269 names of kinds of fabric and cloth. There is an enormous variety in fabrics, with many different national, historical and regional varieties. It is interesting to note, however, that almost all of the… …   Phrontistery dictionary

• zephyr — lightweight wool or worsted fabric; the west wind Fabric and Cloth …   Phrontistery dictionary

• zephyr — /zef euhr/, n. 1. a gentle, mild breeze. 2. (cap.) Literary. the west wind. 3. any of various things of fine, light quality, as fabric, yarn, etc. [bef. 1000 for def. 2; ME < L zephyrus < Gk zéphyros the west wind; r. ME zeferus, zephirus, OE… …   Universalium

• zephyr — zeph·yr || zefÉ™(r) n. breeze; breeze blowing from the west; lightweight worsted fabric …   English contemporary dictionary

• zephyr cloth — n. lightweight worsted fabric …   English contemporary dictionary