Parasol Definition

părə-sôl, -sŏl
parasols
noun
parasols
A lightweight umbrella carried as a sunshade.
Webster's New World

A small light umbrella used as protection from the sun.

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Noun

Singular:
parasol
Plural:
parasols

Origin of Parasol

  • French from Italian parasole parare to shield (from Latin parāre to prepare perə-1 in Indo-European roots) sole sun (from Latin sōl sāwel- in Indo-European roots)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From French parasol, from Italian parasole, from para- (“to shield") +"Ž sole (“sun").

    From Wiktionary

Parasol Sentence Examples

  • Dorothy must take her parasol and open it suddenly when the wooden folks attack her.

  • Another version of the Parasol dance is a bit more complex.

  • She set down the bird-cage and poked the boy with her parasol.

  • It may have been the last if not the only time the Queen carried a frilly parasol on a state occasion.

  • Whose own stake team ruth parasol up more once want he can.

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Words Starting With

PPAPAR

Words Ending With

LOLSOL

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Words Starting With P and Ending With L

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7 Letter Words7 Letter Words Starting With P7 Letter Words Ending With L