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brol·ly
/
ˈbrɒl
i
/
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[
brol
-ee
]
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noun,
plural
brol·lies.
British Informal.
an
umbrella
.
Origin:
1870–75;
alteration of
(um)brell(a)
+
-y
2
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brolly
(ˈbrɒlɪ)
—
n
,
pl
-lies
an informal Brit name for
umbrella
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
brolly
British slang, "umbrella," a clipped and shortened form of that word (see
umbrella
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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