n. [ F. brise; akin to It. brezza breeze, Sp. briza, brisa, a breeze from northeast, Pg. briza northeast wind; of uncertain origin; cf. F. bise, Pr. bisa, OHG. bisa, north wind, Arm. biz northeast wind. ]
Into a gradual calm the breezes sink. Wordsworth. [ 1913 Webster ]
Land breeze,
Sea breeze,
n. [ F. braise cinders, live coals. See Brasier. ]
v. i. To blow gently. [ R. ] J. Barlow. [ 1913 Webster ]
To breeze up (Naut.),
a. Motionless; destitute of breezes. [ 1913 Webster ]
A stagnant, breezeless air becalms my soul. Shenstone. [ 1913 Webster ]