parasol
a lightweight umbrella used, especially by women, as a sunshade.
Origin of parasol
1Other words from parasol
- par·a·soled, adjective
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How to use parasol in a sentence
On the terrace of the Circolo Nazionale was a fluttering of parasols—red, white, blue—glistening in the sun.
The conquest of Rome | Matilde SeraoGathering up scarfs and parasols, she and Elise hurried back to the steamer.
The Honorable Percival | Alice Hegan RiceThe three ladies sat idly perforating the ground with the tips of their closed parasols.
East Angels | Constance Fenimore WoolsonThey hurried away the next morning in a whirl of bags and suitcases and parasols and umbrellas.
Aunt Crete's Emancipation | Grace Livingston HillThe entire first row of spectators incline through the barrier, then strike from above at the bull with canes, fans, and parasols.
Lillian Morris, and Other Stories | Henryk Sienkiewicz
British Dictionary definitions for parasol
/ (ˈpærəˌsɒl) /
an umbrella used for protection against the sun; sunshade
Origin of parasol
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