Ombrifuge

//ˈɒm.bɹɪ.fjuːd͡ʒ// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A refuge from rain, especially an umbrella. poetic, uncommon

    "The belfry proves a fortress of a sort, / Has other uses than to teach the hour, / Turns sunscreen, paravent and ombrifuge."

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"The belfry proves a fortress of a sort, / Has other uses than to teach the hour, / Turns sunscreen, paravent and ombrifuge."

Etymology

Possibly a blend of ombro- + refuge or directly from ombro- + -i- + -fuge. Known to be first used by Robert Browning in 1869.

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