zephyr |ˈzefər| noun1 literary a soft gentle breeze.2 historical a fine cotton gingham.• a very light article of clothing.ORIGIN late Old English zefferus, denoting a personification of the westwind, via Latin from Greek zephuros ‘(god of) the west wind.’ Sense 1 datesfrom the late 17th cent.
I was looking for synonyms for wind.
I knew this! I even knew the Greek origin. :D
ReplyDeleteI keep mixing it up with sapphire.
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