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umbrella

Portable protection against the rain (when used in the sun it is usually called a parasol or sunshade). In use in China for more than a thousand years, umbrellas were also held over the rulers of ancient Egypt and Assyria as symbols of power and had a similar significance for Aztec and African rulers and dignitaries of the Roman Catholic Church.



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As soon as Brahms had grunted himself out, she gave him her card and said, "That is where we live; if you preferred, you could call for the umbrella after the concert, but I didn't like to trouble you when it has all been our fault.
Howards End by Forster, E. M. View in context
His silk umbrella he had set by the door on entering.
The Four Million by Henry, O. View in context
Weston had an umbrella too, and offered me the benefit of its shelter, for it was raining heavily.
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