E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
Etesian Wind (An).
“Etesia flabra Aquilorium,” says Lucretius (v. 741). A wind which rises annually about the dog-days, and blows forty days together in the same direction. It is a gentle and mild wind. (Greek, εo, annual.)
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, annual.)
