English Dictionary: zebra orchid | by the DICT Development Group |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Zephyr \Zeph"yr\, n. [L. zephyrus, Gr. [?], akin to [?] darkness, the dark side, west: cf. F. z[82]phyr.] The west wind; poetically, any soft, gentle breeze. [bd]Soft the zephyr blows.[b8] --Gray. As gentle As zephyrs blowing below the violet. --Shak. {Zephyr cloth}, a thin kind of cassimere made in Belgium; also, a waterproof fabric of wool. {Zephyr shawl}, a kind of thin, light, embroidered shawl made of worsted and cotton. {Zephyr yarn}, [or] {worsted}, a fine, soft kind of yarn or worsted, -- used for knitting and embroidery. |