parasol
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3.3
- noun
- /ˈpærəˌsɔl/
:
sombrilla
- Her mother handed her the parasol and white gloves, and they started down the stairs.
- a woman with a parasol
This is her holiday essentials scarf, parasol, flat bag fan, a hat, sunglasses.
- This is her holiday essentials scarf, parasol, flat bag fan, a hat, sunglasses.
- That doesn't prevent us from carrying parasols.
- So we're like, we'll get them on the way back to dropping the only survivor off this little girl and the parasols that didn't make it.
Examples
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She opened her parasol to shield herself from the hot sun while walking in the park.
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Gracia came with Sara and Ofra, all three in long, light-colored gowns, carrying new parasols in their hands.
Fiction book (1993) -
- There was a parasol that went with the dress.
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I would have been in terrible trouble if I had lost my parasol.
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Keep your eye upon the lady with the parasol.
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So I'll follow you around with a parasol.
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I thought I'd left my parasol in the great hall.
Fiction book (1993) -
Later, I sat at the bar drinking from a tall glass with a paper parasol in it.
Fiction book (1990) -
I can still see the sun shining, the parasols, the flashing uniforms of the young officers.
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Someone had given her a white lace parasol, eight dainty blue bows dotting its outer rim.
Fiction book (1999)
Synonyms
130
1.0
A stick with a cloth top people open to keep rain or sun off them
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2.1
A cover that gives shade from the sun
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9.5
A British informal word for an umbrella
A small umbrella you hold to protect from rain or sun
Compounds
- Specialized
A tree from Asia with large maple-like leaves, yellow-green flower clusters, and seed pods that look like leaves
A mushroom with a pale cap like an umbrella and a stalk swollen near the base
An edible mushroom with a tall stalk and a round cap that grows in woods in autumn
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Etymology
Parasol comes from the parts para- meaning 'protect' and sol meaning 'sun'. So a parasol is literally an umbrella that protects you from the sun, and you can see the same sol in the English word solar.