‖ sarsar|ˈsɑːsɑː(r)| [Arab.çarçar a cold wind.] (See quots.) 1786tr.Beckford's Vathek 207 She..thus penetrated the very entrails of the earth, where breathes the Sansar [sic], or icy wind of death.1801Southey Thalaba i. xxxvi, The Sarsar can pierce through, The Icy Wind of Death.