breath
The act or process of breathing.
Breezes blowing from beds of iris quickened her breath with their perfume; she saw the tufted lilacs sway in the wind, and the streamers of mauve-tinted wistaria swinging, all a-glisten with golden bees; she saw a crimson cardinal winging through the foliage, and amorous tanagers flashing like scarlet flames athwart the pines.
A single act of breathing in or out; a breathing of air.
Air expelled from the lungs.
A rest or pause.
A small amount of something, such as wind, or common sense.
(obsolete) Fragrance; exhalation; odor; perfume.
(obsolete) Gentle exercise, causing a quicker respiration.
(phonetics, of a consonant or vowel) Voiceless, surd; contrasting with voice (breath sounds, voice sounds).
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