parasol
noun
- umbrella used as protection from the sun
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈpæɹəˌsɒl/ / /ˈpɛɹəˌsɑl/
noun
Etymology: From French parasol, from Italian parasole, from para- (“to shield”) + sole (“sun”).
- A small light umbrella used as protection from the sun.
- A miniature paper umbrella used as a decoration in tropical-themed cocktails.
- A sun umbrella for garden use etc., mounted on a stand; these can be foldable and demountable.
- A roof or covering of a structure designed to provide cover from wind, rain, or sun.
- Any of various Asian species of libellulid dragonfly of the genus Neurothemis.
- A parasol mushroom (Macrolepiota procera)
verb
Etymology: From French parasol, from Italian parasole, from para- (“to shield”) + sole (“sun”).
- To protect with, or as if with, a parasol; to shade.
“Now old ladies, who dare venture a-shopping, go parasolling their withered perfections along, and entertain a decided dread of injuring the immaterial whiteness of their skins, which have ceased to he compared to "lilies" and "snows," and other sonnet-like similes, for more than thirty summers […]”
“[…] the buffaloes in the mire, and rows of trees parasolling houses along the waterways.”