parasol

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Scrabble points
9
Words With Friends
11
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈpæɹəˌsɒl/(UK)
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/ˈpæɹəˌsɒl/(UK) · /ˈpɛɹəˌsɑl/(US)

Definition of parasol

7 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A small light umbrella used as protection from the sun.
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noun

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

verb

  1. (transitive)To protect with, or as if with, a parasol; to shade.
    “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 […]”
    “[…] the buffaloes in the mire, and rows of trees parasolling houses along the waterways.”

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Etymology

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

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