Meaning of zephyrette | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A type of light, crisp cracker, used primarily for some hors d'oeuvres.
2. An on-board hostess on the California Zephyr train, which originally operated between 1949 and 1970.
   historical
3. A daughter of Aeolus; a tiny female spirit of the wind.
4. A lightweight print fabric used for women's dresses.

Examples

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

“Mix with the whites of the eggs, and spread on zephyrette biscuits or on thin slices of bread.”

“In tin packages costing twenty-five cents each the company offers afternoon teas, butter thins, ginger wafers, graham wafers, unsweetened grahams, oatmeals, pilot wafers, square saltines and zephyrettes.”

“As the liquor flows from the oysters, dip it out with a spoon and keep them as dry as possible, until they are plump. Sprinkle them with salt and pepper and add two tablespoonfuls of butter. Lay each one on a zephyrette and pour the liquor over.”

“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.”

“... and then the battles and struggles of these animals, the injuries inflicted on them by each other, and yet their continued existence: and, finally, this mingled, fluttering, hurting, killing, caressing, reproducing life becomes an infinite breath of life, wherein the individual life flies like a tiny zephyrette .”

“Aeolus appeared surrounded by a crowd of his children — the zephyrs and zephyrettes.”

“The Zephyrette then takes the reservations of the Pullman passengers.”

“A good part of the train's personality lay in the Zephyrette, an on-board factotum who, like an airline stewardess, was a mix of hostess, paramedic, tour guide, secretary, nanny, security guard, purser, public relations agent and ombudswoman.”

“Zephyrettes were a fixture on the CZ right to the last day of service on March 22, 1970.”

“"Zephyr and Ezekiel, huh?" Tommy had the courage to ask, shaking their hands. The two wooly-headed, intellectual-looking twins laughed. "Well, our dad's name was Zechariah and our mom worked as a Zephyrette on the California Zephyr passenger train," Ezekiel explained. "So I guess you could say they liked the letter z."”

“I'm going to select one of those beautiful fast-color Zephyrette patterns for my 'prize' dress.”

“McCutcheon's Stocks of Ginghams, Linens, Shirtings, Novelty Voiles, Zephyrette, Japanese Crepes, and White materials are always abundant and varied.”

“United States Rubber Co. has introduced a lightweight plastic Zephyrette raincoat for women, girls and children.”

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