‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;, an old name of Corinth. ] (Zoöl.) A stage in the development of discophorous medusæ, when they first begin to swim about after being detached from the strobila. See Strobila. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. zephyrus, Gr. &unr_;, akin to &unr_; darkness, the dark side, west: cf. F. zéphyr. ] 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,
Zephyr shawl,
Zephyr yarn,
Zephyr worsted
‖n. [ L. See Zephyr. ] The west wind, or zephyr; -- usually personified, and made the most mild and gentle of all the sylvan deities. [ 1913 Webster ]
Mild as when Zephyrus on Flora breathes. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. zephyrus, Gr. &unr_;, akin to &unr_; darkness, the dark side, west: cf. F. zéphyr. ] 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,
Zephyr shawl,
Zephyr yarn,
Zephyr worsted
‖n. [ L. See Zephyr. ] The west wind, or zephyr; -- usually personified, and made the most mild and gentle of all the sylvan deities. [ 1913 Webster ]
Mild as when Zephyrus on Flora breathes. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]