zephyret
zephyret noun: a gentle zephyr; a light breeze.
Noun
zephyret (plural zephyrets)
- A gentle zephyr; a light breeze.
- The soft zephyrets that panting die / In soothing murmurs the still vales along […]1777, [variously attributed to Thomas Burgess and Alexander Schomberg], Bagley; a Descriptive Poem. […], Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] J. and J. Fletcher, […] J. Bew, […], →OCLC, signature B, recto
- Ueberhaupt iſt’s beſſer, gar keine Spielordnung zu kennen und zu machen — nicht einmal die meinige — als ſie aͤngſtlich zu halten, und die Zephyretten der Freude durch kuͤnſtliches Geblaͤſe und durch Luftpumpen den kleinen Blumen zuzuſchikken.1848 [1807], Jean Paul Fr[iedrich] Richter, translated by A[nne] H[olt], “Games of Children”, in Levana; or, The Doctrine of Education. […], London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, […], →OCLC...
Forms of zephyret
| plural | zephyrets |
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Origin of zephyret
From zephyr + -et, perhaps after German Zephyrette (as in the 1848 quotation).
Questions about zephyret
- What does zephyret mean?
- Zephyret means a gentle zephyr; a light breeze.
- What part of speech is zephyret?
- Zephyret is a noun.
- What is the plural of zephyret?
- The plural of zephyret is zephyrets.
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