Zephyr, Zephyr, Zephyr
- Literature
. - Wind west ; P. ext. , gentle breezes and pleasant. Sweet, fresh, light, warm breeze ; the slightest zephyr ; perfume, breath of zephyr . When the storm had subsided, we wanted to go back to the west, but the constant breeze (...) long pushed our sails ( Chateaubr. , Martyrs , t . 1, 1810 , p. 212). I see clearly rocked by the branches Marshmallow ( Moreas , Iphigenia , 1900 , V, 5, p. 168).
- In plur. Here meadows , lawns, woods harmonious , mobile streams Hill animated the soul of a thousand flowers in seeded Zephyrs ( Chenier , Elegies , 1794 , p. 139).
- By personification. Breath of zephyr / zephyrs of ; kisses zephyr ; on the wing zephyrs. The zephyr love Whisper low in dark wood ( Baour - Lormian , Ossian , 1827 , p. 179).
- Mythology
. - strong wind, unpleasant. In the narrow little street well, he spent a frigid zephyr ( Celine , Death on , 1936 , P. 263).
- Figuratively
. - Trend , pulse. This is not a fool, however, but a small breeze fortune turns her head like other ( Courier , Letters and Ital Fr. 1806, p . 715).
- Choreography
. - No zephyr (e) . Not where one stands on one leg while swinging the other back and forth . [ Dancers under the Empire ] made their debut By no zephyr or not stuffed ( Pommier , swagger , 1842 , p. 131) .
- Textiles
.- Cotton shaped used in making light clothing, underwear. He appears on the threshold of a cheeky drawers purple striped zephyr ( Bernanos , Mr. Ouine , 1943 , P. 1436).
- By affixing: Marshmallow Wool / zephyr (e) or subst. masc., zephyr. , modern wool spun and twisted with `` son of different colors ( Leloir 1961).
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