driftwind en · NOUN
Etymology
From drift + wind.
Meanings
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(archaic) A wind that drives snow, sand, etc., into heaps.
drift-winds force to raging
1613–1614, William Shakespeare, John Fletcher, “The Two Noble Kinsmen”, in Comedies and Tragedies […], London: […] Humphrey Robinson, […], and for Humphrey Moseley […], published 1679, →OCLC, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals, and the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals):
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| driftwinds | Number=Plur | lexicographic |