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parasol

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par·a·sol  (pr-sôl, -sl)
n.
A light, usually small umbrella carried as protection from the sun.

[French, from Italian parasole : parare, to shield (from Latin parre, to prepare; see per-1 in Indo-European roots) + sole, sun (from Latin sl; see swel- in Indo-European roots).]

para·soled adj.

parasol [ˈpærəˌsɒl]
n
(Clothing & Fashion) an umbrella used for protection against the sun; sunshade
[via French from Italian parasole, from para-2 + sole sun, from Latin sōl]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.parasolparasol - a handheld collapsible source of shade
shade - protective covering that protects something from direct sunlight; "they used umbrellas as shades"; "as the sun moved he readjusted the shade"
Translations
parasol [ˈpærəsɒl] Nsombrilla f, parasol m

parasol [ˈpærəsɒl] n (hand-held)ombrelle f; (at café, over table)parasol m

parasol
nSonnenschirm m, → Parasol m (dated)

parasol [ˌpærəˈsɒl] nparasole m inv
parasol [ˌpærəˈsɒl] nparasole m inv

parasol
n parasol [ˈpӕrəsol]
a light umbrella used as a protection against the sun. sonsambreel طُفَيْلي парасол slunečník parasol der Sonnenschirm ομπρέλα για τον ήλιο parasol, sombrilla, quitasol päikesevari چتر آفتابی aurinkovarjo parasol שִמשִייָה छतरी suncobran napernyő payung fantasi sólhlíf parasole パラソル 양산 skėtis saulessargs payung parasol parasoll parasolka sombrinha umbrelă de soare зонтик (от солнца) slnečník sončnik suncobran parasoll ร่มกันแดด güneş şemsiyesi (女用)陽傘 парасолька چھتري، آفتابي ô che nắng


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Magdalen advanced to meet her sister, carelessly swinging her closed parasol from side to side, carelessly humming an air from the overture which had preceded the rising of the curtain on the previous night.
He had taken her parasol from her hands while he spoke to her, and he now lifted it and twirled it above him as he lay on his back.
At once a little girl rose from her seat and walked to the door of the car, carrying a wicker suit-case in one hand and a round bird-cage covered up with newspapers in the other, while a parasol was tucked under her arm.
 
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