Boreas - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Boreas :  (noun)
1: a wind from the north [syn: north wind, norther]
2: (Greek mythology) the god who personified the north wind; "Boreas was pictured as bearded and powerful and winged and draped against the cold" [syn: Boreas]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Boreas : \Bo"re*as\, n. [L. boreas, Gr. ?.] The north wind; -- usually a personification.

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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