Aquilo
the ancient Roman personification of the north wind.
Historical Examples
Boreas, Aquilo, and Corus are the destructive winds, and are terrible in appearance.
‘Round the Year in Myth and Song Florence Holbrook
Chase further states that he has seen Aquilo Torres cut the ears off living Indians for sport.
The Putumayo, The Devil’s Paradise Walter Hardenburg
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- Aquino
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in a state of trepidation or vibrant agitation; trembling; (usually used predicatively): The bamboo thicket was aquiver with small birds and insects. The exciting news set me aquiver. Historical Examples Then all aquiver with his eagerness did Ederyn kneel, with face alight, beside the minstrel’s knee to hear. Keeping Tryst Annie Fellows Johnston Besides, his […]
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