Word of the
Day for Tuesday 3rd June 2014
Zephyr \ ZEF-er \,
noun;
1. A gentle, mild breeze.
2.
(initial capital letter ) Literary. The west wind.
3.
Any of various things of fine, light quality, as fabric, yarn, etc.
Quotes:
Every time a customer opened a department store's big doors, a perfumed
zephyr blew over the shoots of crocuses, narcissus, hyacinths, and tulips
in garden boxes near the entrance, which seemed to be the only breath of
spring sustaining them.
-- Charles J. Shields, Mockingbird: A Portrait of Harper Lee, 2006
The air was heavy with the scent of flowers, and as I paused, a faint warm
zephyr gently stirred the whispering trees…
-- "A Dead Man's Vengeance," Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, 1888
Origin:
Zephyr can be traced to the Greek zéphyros meaning "the west wind."
Thanks to: www.dictionary.com
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