zephyr

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

ZEPHYR, noun [Latin , Gr.] The west wind; and peotically, any soft, mild, gentle breeze. The poets personify Zephyrus, and make him the most mild and gentle of all the sylvan deities. Mild as when Zephyrus on Flora breathes.
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