zephyr /ˈzɛfə 
/ ▸ noun 1 literary a soft, gentle breeze: sweet zephyrs just stirred the woods with their breath.
▪ (Zephyr) a personification of the west wind. 2 [mass noun] historical a fine cotton gingham. ▪ [count noun] a very light article of clothing.
– ORIGIN late Old English zefferus, denoting a personification of the west wind, via Latin from Greek zephuros ‘(god of the) west wind’. The sense ‘soft, gentle breeze’ dates from the late 17th century.
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