Zeph″yr (?), n. [L. zephyrus, Gr. �, akin to � darkness, the dark side, west: cf. F. zéphyr.] The west wind; poetically, any soft, gentle breeze. “Soft the zephyr blows.” 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, orworsted, a fine, soft kind of yarn or worsted, — used for knitting and embroidery.