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PARASOL

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A handheld collapsible source of shade

Synonyms:

parasol; sunshade

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("parasol" is a kind of...):

shade (protective covering that protects something from direct sunlight)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Present simple (first person singular and plural, second person singular and plural, third person plural) of the verb parasol

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 Context examples: 

What else was it possible to infer from what you said, you unkind creature, when you know as well as I do, that on his account only last quarter I wouldn't buy myself a new parasol, though that old green one is frayed the whole way up, and the fringe is perfectly mangy?

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

Just be calm, cool, and quiet, that's safe and ladylike, and you can easily do it for fifteen minutes, said Amy, as they approached the first place, having borrowed the white parasol and been inspected by Meg, with a baby on each arm.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)