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zephyr(1) (iou) and keratodermatitis (medicine)


zephyr(1) (iou)



zephyr noun & adjective. .
[Late Old English zefferus from Latin zephyrus from Greek zephuros.]
A. noun.
a. The west wind, esp. as personified, or regarded as a god. LOE.
S. Johnson Regions in which no wind is heard but the gentle Zephyr.
b. gen. A soft gentle breeze. E17.
F. Chichester During the day the wind dropped to a zephyr. H. Bascom A zephyr ripples..the branches of a coconut palm.
a. Any of various very light articles of clothing; esp. a sportsman's lightweight jersey. L18.
A. Douglas I was clad only in a 'zephyr' and running shorts.
b. A fine light soft gingham. M19.
A N. American nymphalid butterfly, Polygonia zephyrus, allied to and resembling the comma. Also zephyr angle-wing. L19.
b. adjective. Of certain fabrics: very light, soft, and fine. Of a garment: made of zephyr or soft gingham. M19.
zephyr gingham, zephyr merino yarn, zephyr silk barege, zephyr worsted, etc.
Comb.: zephyr lily any of various bulbous plants constituting the genus Zephyranthes, of the lily family, with solitary lily-like plants, native to warm or tropical parts of America.
zephy'rean adjective of the Nature of a zephyr M19.
zephyrous adjective = zephyrean M19.
zephyry adjective (a) full of zephyrs; (b) = zephyrean: L18.

keratodermatitis (medicine)


keratodermatitis
Inflammation with proliferation of the horny layer of the skin.

Origin: kerato-+ G. Derma, skin, + -itis, inflammation