zephyrettes

Noun

zephyrette (plural zephyrettes)

1. A type of light, crisp cracker, used primarily for some hors d'oeuvres.
   • Spread zephyrettes with quince jelly and sprinkle with chopped English walnut meat. Place a zephyrette over each and press together.1896, Fannie Merritt Farmer, The Boston Cooking-school Cook Book, page 461
2. A daughter of Aeolus; a tiny female spirit of the wind.
   • The storm, however, subsided ; and subsequently I discovered, upon music and the opera becoming the topics of conversation, that Mr. Nobody rivalled Paganini on the violin ; and believed that his lady danced better than the zephyrette, Taglioni; and that Herz, Hummel, Mozart, Beethoven, Rossini...1831, Belle Assemblée

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