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Parasol

//ˈpɛɹəˌsɑl// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A small light umbrella used as protection from the sun.
  2. 2
    a handheld collapsible source of shade wordnet
  3. 3
    A miniature paper umbrella used as a decoration in tropical-themed cocktails.
  4. 4
    A sun umbrella for garden use etc., mounted on a stand; these can be foldable and demountable.
  5. 5
    A roof or covering of a structure designed to provide cover from wind, rain, or sun.
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  1. 6
    Any of various Asian species of libellulid dragonfly of the genus Neurothemis.
  2. 7
    A parasol mushroom (Macrolepiota procera)
Verb
  1. 1
    To protect with, or as if with, a parasol; to shade. transitive

    "Now old ladies, who dare venture a-shopping, go parasolling their withered perfections along, and entertain a decided dread of injuring the immaterial whiteness of their skins, which have ceased to he compared to "lilies" and "snows," and other sonnet-like similes, for more than thirty summers […]"

Etymology

Etymology 1

From French parasol, from Italian parasole, from para- (“to shield”) + sole (“sun”).

Etymology 2

From French parasol, from Italian parasole, from para- (“to shield”) + sole (“sun”).

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