An on-boardhostess on the California Zephyr train, which originally operated between 1949 and 1970.
A lightweight print fabric used for women's dresses.
Origin
. Zephyr is derived from Latin zephyrus, Zephyrus, from Ancient Greek Ζέφῠρος, possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃yebʰ-. Sense 1 (“on-board hostess”) is derived from the California Zephyr train.
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