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Parasol

Parasol Meaning & Definition
Parasol Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Parasol?

[n] a handheld collapsible source of shade

Synonyms | Synonyms for Parasol: sunshade

Related Terms | Find terms related to Parasol: awning | beach umbrella | blind | brolly | bumbershoot | cover | curtain | drape | drapery | gamp | light shield | screen | shade | shader | shadow | sunblind | sunshade | umbrella | veil

See Also | shade

Parasol In Webster's Dictionary

\Par"a*sol`\, n. [F., fr. Sp. or Pg. parasol, or It. parasole; It. parare to ward off, Sp. & Pg. parar (L. parare to prepare) + It. sole sun, Sp. & Pg. sol (L. sol). See {Parry}, {Solar}.] A kind of small umbrella used by women as a protection from the sun.
\Par"a*sol`\, v. t. To shade as with a parasol. [R.]

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