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euroclydon|jʊəˈrɒklɪdən|
[a. Gr. εὐροκλύδων (if genuine, only in Acts xxvii. 14, where the better attested reading is εὐρακύλων: see euraquilo), f. εὖρος east wind + κλύδων wave, billow.]
A stormy wind mentioned in the Acts of the Apostles: see euraquilo. Hence occas. with allusion to this, a ‘tempestuous wind’ in general. Also fig.
1611Bible Acts xxvii. 14 There arose against it a tempestuous winde called Euroclydon. 1667Waterhouse Fire Lond. 3 Men are so variously acted in this Euroclydon of Providence. 1676I. Mather Hist. Wars (1862) 162 It..continued a cold Euroclidon, or, North-East storm all that day and night. 1767J. Bryant (title) Observations and Inquires relating to various parts of Ancient History, containing Dissertations on the Wind Euroclydon. 1839Longfellow Midn. Mass for Dying Year, The storm-wind from Labrador, The wind Euroclydon. 1870Lowell Study Wind., Good Word for Winter, Euroclydon..bellows down the chimney. |