[ˈzɛfə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a soft, gentle breeze
(e.g: sweet zephyrs just stirred the woods with their breath)

- a fine cotton gingham


Phrases:

Origin:
late Old English zefferus, denoting a personification of the west wind, via Latin from Greek zephuros ‘(god of the) west wind’. The sense ‘soft, gentle breeze’ dates from the late 17th century