Zephyr (cloth)

{{Short description|Sheer lightweight cotton fabric}}

Zephyr or zephyr cloth is a sheer, lightweight cotton fabric, usually plain woven, used for dresses, blouses, and shirts. It may be striped or checked.{{Cite book| edition = 7th| publisher = Textile Institute| author = Textile Institute (Manchester, England)| editor-last1= Farnfield |editor-first1=Carolyn A. |editor-last2=Alvey|editor-first2=P.J.| title = Textile Terms and Definitions| location = Manchester, England| date = 1975|page=[https://archive.org/details/textiletermsdefi00text/page/223 223]| isbn = 9780900739170|url=https://archive.org/details/textiletermsdefi00text| url-access = registration|access-date=20 June 2018}}{{Cite book| edition = 7th | publisher = Fairchild Publications| isbn = 9780870057076| last1 = Tortora| first1 = Phyllis G.| last2 = Merkel| first2 = Robert S.| title = Fairchild's Dictionary of Textiles| location = New York| date = 1996-01-10|page=647}} It is named after Zephyr, the Greek god of the west wind.