Dictionary entry

Parasol

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Par″a‐sol′ (păr″ȧ‐sŏl′; 277), n. [F., fr. Sp. or Pg. parasol, or It. parasole; It. parare to ward off, Sp. & Pg. parar (L. parare to prepare) + It. sole sun, Sp. & Pg. sol (L. sol). See Parry, Solar.] A kind of small umbrella used by women as a protection from the sun.