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um⋅brel⋅la
[uhm-brel-uh] 
–noun
| 1. | a light, small, portable, usually circular cover for protection from rain or sun, consisting of a fabric held on a collapsible frame of thin ribs radiating from the top of a carrying stick or handle. |
| 2. | the saucer- or bowl-shaped, gelatinous body of a jellyfish; bell. |
| 3. | something that covers or protects from above, as military aircraft safeguarding surface forces: an air umbrella. |
| 4. | any general kind of protection: a price umbrella. |
| 5. | something, as an organization or policy, that covers or encompasses a number of groups or elements. |
–adjective
| 6. | shaped like or intended to perform the function of an umbrella. |
| 7. | having the quality or function of covering or applying simultaneously to a number of similar items, elements, or groups: an umbrella organization; umbrella coverage in an insurance policy. |
Origin:
1600–10; 1965–70 for def. 7; < It ombrella, earlier var. of ombrello < LL umbrella, alter. (with influence of L umbra shade) of L umbella sunshade. See umbel
1600–10; 1965–70 for def. 7; < It ombrella, earlier var. of ombrello < LL umbrella, alter. (with influence of L umbra shade) of L umbella sunshade. See umbel
Related forms:
um⋅brel⋅la⋅less, adjective
um⋅brel⋅la⋅like, adjective
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| um·brel·la (ŭm-brěl'ə) n.
[Italian ombrella, from Late Latin umbrella, alteration (influenced by umbra, shade) of Latin umbella, parasol; see umbel.] um·brel'la·less adj. |
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Umbrella
Um*brel"la\, n. [It. umbrella, fr. ombra a shade, L. umbra; cf. L. umbella a sunshade, a parasol. Cf. Umbel, Umbrage.]1. A shade, screen, or guard, carried in the hand for sheltering the person from the rays of the sun, or from rain or snow. It is formed of silk, cotton, or other fabric, extended on strips of whalebone, steel, or other elastic material, inserted, or fastened to, a rod or stick by means of pivots or hinges, in such a way as to allow of being opened and closed with ease. See Parasol. Underneath the umbrella's oily shed. --Gay. 2. (Zo["o]l.) The umbrellalike disk, or swimming bell, of a jellyfish. 3. (Zo["o]l.) Any marine tectibranchiate gastropod of the genus Umbrella, having an umbrella-shaped shell; -- called also umbrella shell. Umbrella ant (Zo["o]l.), the sauba ant; -- so called because it carries bits of leaves over its back when foraging. Called also parasol ant. Umbrella bird (Zo["o]l.), a South American bird (Cephalopterus ornatus) of the family Cotingid[ae]. It is black, with a large handsome crest consisting of a mass of soft, glossy blue feathers curved outward at the tips. It also has a cervical plume consisting of a long, cylindrical dermal process covered with soft hairy feathers. Called also dragoon bird. Umbrella leaf (Bot.), an American perennial herb (Dyphylleia cymosa), having very large peltate and lobed radical leaves. Umbrella shell. (Zo["o]l.) See Umbrella, 3. Umbrella tree (Bot.), a kind of magnolia (M. Umbrella) with the large leaves arranged in umbrellalike clusters at the ends of the branches. It is a native of Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Kentucky. Other plants in various countries are called by this name, especially a kind of screw pine (Pandanus odoratissimus).
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : Umbrella
Spanish:
paraguas,
German:
der Schirm,
Japanese:
かさ
umbrella
1609, first attested in Donne's letters, from It. ombrello, from L.L. umbrella, altered (by influence of umbra) from L. umbella "sunshade, parasol," dim. of umbra "shade, shadow" (see umbrage). A sunshade in the Mediterranean, a shelter from the rain in England; in late 17c. usage, usually as an Oriental or African symbol of dignity. Said to have been used by women in England from c.1700; the first rain-umbrella carried by a man there was traditionally c.1760, by Jonas Hathaway, noted traveler and philanthropist. Fig. sense of "authority, unifying quality" (usually in a phrase such as under the umbrella of) is recorded from 1948.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: um·brel·la
Function: adjective
: being or relating to a supplemental insurance policy that extends the coverage of an underlying policy on the same risk
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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umbrella
a portable, hand-held device that is used for protection against rain and sunlight. The modern umbrella consists of a circular fabric or plastic screen stretched over hinged ribs that radiate from a central pole. The hinged ribs permit the screen to be opened and closed so that the umbrella can be carried with ease when not in use.
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