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zephyr cloth

American  

noun

  1. a lightweight worsted cloth.

Etymology

Origin of zephyr cloth

First recorded in 1855–60

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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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