zephyr
81zephyr cloth — a lightweight worsted cloth. [1855 60] * * * zephyr cloth, a light kind of cassimere used for women s garments …
82zephyr — /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… …
83Zephyr — noun a) The god of the West Wind. b) The west wind personified …
84zephyr — noun /zɛfə(ɹ),zɛfɹ/ a) a light wind from the west b) any light refreshing wind; a gentle breeze Syn: westerly …
85zephyr — Synonyms and related words: 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… …
86zéphyr — zé·phyr s.m.inv. ES fr. {{wmetafile0}} tessuto di cotone molto leggero, a righe o a piccoli quadretti {{line}} {{/line}} VARIANTI: zefir. DATA: 1895. ETIMO: dal lat. zĕphўrus, gr. zéphuros, per la leggerezza del tessuto …
87zephyr — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. breeze, breath, gentle wind, west wind. See wind. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. west wind, breeze, draft; see wind 1 . See Synonym Study at wind . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. gentle breeze, gentle… …
88Zephyr — Ze|phyr 〈[ fir] m.; Gen.: s, Pl.: e〉 = Zephir …
89zephyr — zeph|yr [ˈzefə US ər] n [Date: 900 1000; : Latin; Origin: zephyrus west wind , from Greek zephyros] literary a soft gentle wind …
90Zephyr — Ze|phyr usw. vgl. ↑Zephir usw …
