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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. a slight wind (usually refreshing);
- Example: "the breeze was cooled by the lake"
- Example: "as he waited he could feel the air on his neck"
[syn: breeze, zephyr, gentle wind, air]

2. (Greek mythology) the Greek god of the west wind;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

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