English Dictionary

zephyrette

noun

A type of light, crisp cracker, used primarily for some hors d'oeuvres. / A daughter of Aeolus; a tiny female spirit of the wind.

The zephyrette gently fluttered through the air.

意味（1）

A type of light, crisp cracker, used primarily for some hors d'oeuvres.

Spread zephyrettes with quince jelly and sprinkle with chopped English walnut meat. Place a zephyrette over each and press together.

意味（2）

A daughter of Aeolus; a tiny female spirit of the wind.

The storm, however, subsided ; and subsequently I discovered, upon music and the opera becoming the topics of conversation, that Mr. Nobody rivalled Paganini on the violin ; and believed that his lady danced better than the zephyrette, Taglioni; and that Herz, Hummel, Mozart, Beethoven, Rossini, and Weber, were, in comparison, beaten hollow by one of his little sisters.