scirocco

Definitions

Examples

• He wished Home might always wear such a dismal veil of dampness, scirocco, and cloud.

• A strong smell of lime, wet earth and damp masonry was blown into Orsino's nostrils by the scirocco wind.

• Since Padre Secchi found that the scirocco really brings the sand of the desert with it, I dislike it more than ever.

• I like these moist, soft, relaxing climates; even the scirocco doesn't touch me much.

• It was not the summer sun that scorched her so, nor the scirocco that made her head so heavy.