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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Zeph·yr n.  The west wind; poetically, any soft, gentle breeze.  “Soft the zephyr blows.”
 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 Zephyr worsted, a fine, soft kind of yarn or worsted, -- used for knitting and embroidery.