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Meanings of bumbershoot in English

Russian
зонт
Portuguese
sombrinha
Spanish
paraguas
Catalan
paraigües
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Canopy designed to protect against rain or sunlight.

зонт
Synonyms
Examples for "umbrella"
Examples for "umbrella"
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The UN major group of NGOs, an umbrella group, condemned the document.
The Guardian
2
Therefore, the larger umbrella term of CIF is used in this statement.
Pubmed
3
All of them are regulated under the umbrella of common EU legislation.
BBC
4
I shall be able to hold the umbrella over both of us.
The Guardian
5
FGM is actually several different procedures, but this is the umbrella description.
Feminist dot com
1
Victoria rummages through her bag and finds her brolly and her medicines.
The Guardian
2
Also, it's Ireland in April so bring a brolly, a jumper and a hat.
The Irish Times
3
He slid the brolly into a sheath built into the chassis of the bike.
Sister Mine
4
I may even splash out on a Marry Poppins brolly.
News.com.au
5
For years women in motor racing were just "brolly dollies" or mascots.
The Irish Times
1
A "gamp" became a slang word for umbrella in the 19th century.
The Guardian
2
You kicked yourself because you hadn't taken your mother's advice and brought a gamp.
A Dominie in Doubt
3
All things are much as you left them, except that what regards gamp is a good deal better.
Memoirs of Aaron Burr, Volume 2.
4
Your gamp was someone else's.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, May 28, 1919
5
It is a goot blace for a gamp, Leftenant, und we shall pe all right in a tay or two.
Overland: A Novel
1
The French name parapluie tells the truth of umbrella use in a northern climate.
The Guardian
2
Isn't that Emmeline Fox, trotting along under a parapluie?
The crimson petal and the white
3
There are, indeed, many French suggestions in Cologne, and in the shops they still sometimes call an umbrella a parapluie.
Antwerp to Gallipoli: A Year of the War on Many Fronts—and Behin...
Usage of bumbershoot in English
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A laugh went off in his throat like a rat-bomb, sending the last of the guests scurrying for their bumbershoots.
Jitterbug Perfume
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Legendary blues guitarist Bo Diddley performs at the 35th annual Bumbershoot Seattle Arts Festival in Seattle September 4, 2005.
Reuters
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