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zephyr
noun
[ ˈzɛfə ]
• a soft gentle breeze.
• a fine cotton gingham.
Origin:
late Old English zefferus, denoting a personification of the west wind, via Latin from Greek zephuros ‘(god of the) west wind’. Sense 1 dates from the late 17th century.
