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noun

a full skirt with many gores that flare gradually from the waist to the hem.

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And that means they also fall under the umbrella of programs most likely to get the axe when state and federal budgets are tight.
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Assad-affiliated Christian militias skirt around the territory of rival groups aligned with the YPG.
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The program—weirdly—is now under the umbrella of ABC News, and is suffering from flat ratings and an aging demographic.
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The law professor, Benny Tai, urged the students to “retreat and take the spirit of the Umbrella Movement into the community.”
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Think of them as the Monuments Men and Women of the Umbrella Movement.
The Monuments Men of Occupy Hong Kong|Brendon Hong|December 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She looked up in his face, leaning on his arm beneath the encircling shadow of the umbrella which he had lifted.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
Now that it rains there's no more room under your umbrella than there was a few moments ago, when the sun was shining.
The Tale of Grandfather Mole|Arthur Scott Bailey
As he spoke he wedged himself between Grandfather Mole and the stem of the toadstool umbrella.
The Tale of Grandfather Mole|Arthur Scott Bailey
"It's plain that your umbrella didn't grow as much as you thought," Mr. Meadow Mouse retorted.
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He put on his big straw hat, and taking his umbrella from the stand in the hall, followed the lady in black, never overtaking her.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin