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BREEZE

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Originally appearing in Volume V04, Page 487 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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BREEZE . (I) A current of See also:

air generally taken as somewhat less than a " See also:wind," which in turn is less than a " See also:gale." The See also:term is particularly applied to the See also:light wind blowing landwards by See also:day, " See also:sea-breeze," and the See also:counter wind, blowing off the See also:land at See also:night, " land-breeze." The word appears in Fr. brise (admitted by the See also:Academy in 1762). The Span. brisa, See also:Port. briza, and Ital. brezza are used for a wind blowing from the See also:north or north-See also:east. According to See also:Cotgrave, See also:Rabelais uses brize in the sense of bise, the name of a dry north or north-east wind prevalent in See also:Switzerland and the bordering parts of See also:France, See also:Italy and See also:Germany. The word is first used in See also:English as applied to the cool sea-breeze blowing usually from the east or north-east in the See also:West Indies and See also:Atlantic sea-See also:coast of Central See also:America. It was then applied to sea-breezes from any See also:quarter, and also to the land-breeze, and so to any light wind or current of air. (2) See also:Fine ashes or cinders, the refuse of See also:coal, See also:coke and See also:charcoal burning. This is probably from the O. Fr. brese, See also:modern braise, a word connected with braser, whence Eng. See also:brazier, a See also:pan for burning coals, charcoal, &c.

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