Boreas

[ bawr-ee-uhs, bohr- ]

/ ˈbɔr i əs, ˈboʊr- /

noun

the ancient Greek personification of the north wind.

Compare Aquilo.

Words nearby Boreas

Bordetella, Bordet-Gengou bacillus, bordure, bore, boreal, Boreas, borecole, boredom, boree, boreen, borehole

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Example sentences from the Web for Boreas

The “Boreas” had a short time before this been despatched to Macao for the protection of the China trade.
Ben Burton|W. H. G. Kingston
Here Santa pretended to be very gruff himself, but Boreas saw through it.
Prince Lazybones and Other Stories|Mrs. W. J. Hays
Boreas, the god of the north wind, and son of the Titan Astræus and of Aurora.
The Nuttall Encyclopaedia|Edited by Rev. James Wood
Boreas, Aquilo, and Corus are the destructive winds, and are terrible in appearance.
'Round the Year in Myth and Song|Florence Holbrook

Here one of the seers suggested to them to do sacrifice to Boreas, and sacrifice was done.
Anabasis|Xenophon

British Dictionary definitions for Boreas

Boreas

/ (ˈbɔːrɪəs) /

noun

Greek myth the god personifying the north wind

Word Origin for Boreas

C14: via Latin from Greek

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	boreas
释义	Boreas [ bawr-ee-uhs, bohr- ] / ˈbɔr i əs, ˈboʊr- / noun the ancient Greek personification of the north wind. Compare Aquilo. Words nearby Boreas Bordetella, Bordet-Gengou bacillus, bordure, bore, boreal, Boreas, borecole, boredom, boree, boreen, borehole Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Boreas The “Boreas” had a short time before this been despatched to Macao for the protection of the China trade. Ben Burton\|W. H. G. Kingston Here Santa pretended to be very gruff himself, but Boreas saw through it. Prince Lazybones and Other Stories\|Mrs. W. J. Hays Boreas, the god of the north wind, and son of the Titan Astræus and of Aurora. The Nuttall Encyclopaedia\|Edited by Rev. James Wood Boreas, Aquilo, and Corus are the destructive winds, and are terrible in appearance. 'Round the Year in Myth and Song\|Florence Holbrook Here one of the seers suggested to them to do sacrifice to Boreas, and sacrifice was done. Anabasis\|Xenophon British Dictionary definitions for Boreas Boreas / (ˈbɔːrɪəs) / noun Greek myth the god personifying the north wind Word Origin for Boreas C14: via Latin from Greek Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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