zephyr cloth

noun

a lightweight worsted cloth.

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Nearby words

zeolitic, zeph., zephaniah, zephiran, zephyr, zephyr cloth, zephyr worsted, zephyr yarn, zephyranthes, zephyrean, zephyrian

Origin of zephyr cloth

First recorded in 1855–60

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