parasol

[par-uh-sawl, -sol] /ˈpær əˌsɔl, -ˌsɒl/

noun

a lightweight umbrella used, especially by women, as a sunshade.

Origin

1610-20; < French, Middle French < Italian parasole. See para-², Sol

Related forms

parasoled, adjective

Examples from the web for parasol

The style of lace indicates that the parasol is from the mid-nineteenth century.

British Dictionary definitions for parasol

parasol

/ˈpærəˌsɒl/

noun

an umbrella used for protection against the sun; sunshade

Word Origin

C17: via French from Italian parasole, from para-² + sole sun, from Latin sōl

Word Origin and History for parasol

1610s, from Middle French parasol (1570s), from Italian parasole, literally "protection from the sun," from para- "defense against" (see para- (2)) + sole "sun," from Latin solem (nominative sol; see sol).

parasol in Technology

Parallel Systems Object Language.
An object-oriented language which supports network and parallel computing. It has modules and exceptions.
["The Parasol Programming Language", R. Jervis hjervis!rbj@uunet.uu.net, Dr Dobbs J, Oct 1993, pp. 34-41].
(1995-01-26)