Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Parasol"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Parasol \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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Parasol \Par"a*sol`\, v. t.
To shade as with a parasol. [R.]
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
parasol
n : a handheld collapsible source of shade [syn: {sunshade}]
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