Hypertext Webster Gateway: "zephyr"
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) 1.7 (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 [syn: {Zephyr}]
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