zephyr cloth
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of zephyr cloth
First recorded in 1855–60
Example Sentences
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Now Crisler uniforms his teams in flimsy zephyr cloth so rippable that Harmon once used up 20 jerseys in one season.
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