Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Zephyr \Zeph"yr\, n. [L. zephyrus, Gr. ?, akin to ? darkness,
   the dark side, west: cf. F. z['e]phyr.]
   The west wind; poetically, any soft, gentle breeze. ``Soft
   the zephyr blows.'' --Gray.

         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 {worsted}, a fine, soft kind of yarn or
      worsted, -- used for knitting and embroidery.