brolly

[brol-ee]

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noun, plural brol·lies. British Informal.

an umbrella.

Origin of brolly

1870–75; alteration of (um)brell(a) + -y²

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Related Words for brolly

shade, canopy, sunshade, brolly, gamp, shelter, screen, guard, parasol, bumbershoot, protect

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Historical Examples of brolly

An' I nearly broke Beetle's brolly plantin' her where she would blossom!
Stalky & Co.
Rudyard Kipling
Parties are wonderful partial to prodding with brolly or walking-stick, ah yes, and rifles.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 109, October 5th 1895
Various

British Dictionary definitions for brolly

brolly

noun plural -lies

an informal Brit name for umbrella (def. 1)

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Word Origin and History for brolly

British slang, "umbrella," by 1866, a clipped and shortened form of umbrella.