boreas

noun

boreas

noun

Etymology Borrowed from Ancient Greek Βορέᾱς (Boréās).

1

Obsolete, Poetic The north wind.

Whether it is most prudent to expose / Our lovely forms to keenest blasts of boreas1806 April 12, The Companion and Weekly Miscellany 1806-04-12: Vol 2 Iss 24:

Synonyms: northerly
Antonyms: auster, southerly
Related terms: aurora borealis

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