1.
[syn: north wind, northerly, norther, boreas]
2. (Greek mythology) the god who personified the north wind;
- Example: "Boreas was pictured as bearded and powerful and winged and draped against the cold"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Boreas \Bo"re*as\, n. [L. boreas, Gr. ?.]
The north wind; -- usually a personification.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
boreas
n 1: a wind that blows from the north [syn: north wind,
northerly, norther, boreas]
2: (Greek mythology) the god who personified the north wind;
"Boreas was pictured as bearded and powerful and winged and
draped against the cold"