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Weeks after Mary was buried, the children of Frederica Loss, who ran a tavern near the crime scene, discovered a handkerchief marked with Mary’s initials, along with her parasol and parts of her dress, hidden in the brush.—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025 Each room comes with a dedicated parasol and sun loungers on the hotel’s private beach.—Chloe Arrojado, AFAR Media, 26 Sep. 2025 Tickets, however, are an entree to more than just the car show; the festival-like event, staged on the golf course at The Quail Lodge, allows guests to stroll casually through the field of exhibitors, many offering parasols, hats and swag.—Scotty Reiss, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025 Combat is a big focus, with a host of available weapons – ranging from a simple sword to a machine gun-like magical parasol – and a wide variety of hand-to-hand mystical martial arts.—Oliver Brandt, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for parasol
Word History
Etymology
borrowed from French, "screen or canopy shielding from the sun," going back to Middle French, borrowed from Italian parasole, from para "(it) shields, keeps out" (3rd singular present of parare "to prepare, adorn, avert, shield") + sole "sun," going back to Latin sōl — more at parry, solar
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