scirocco

[ shuh-rok-oh, suh- ]

noun

, plural sci·roc·cos.

1. sirocco.

Example Sentences

He wished Home might always wear such a dismal veil of dampness, scirocco, and cloud.

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A strong smell of lime, wet earth and damp masonry was blown into Orsino's nostrils by the scirocco wind.

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Since Padre Secchi found that the scirocco really brings the sand of the desert with it, I dislike it more than ever.

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I like these moist, soft, relaxing climates; even the scirocco doesn't touch me much.

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It was not the summer sun that scorched her so, nor the scirocco that made her head so heavy.

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