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The pool club offers an infinity pool with a striking vista, sunbeds, striped parasols, and Italian drinks and snacks.—Staff Author, Travel + Leisure, 9 June 2025 On the 7th floor, there are panoramic views across the city, accessorised with striped parasols and a thoroughly Mediterranean cuisine.—Sarah Turner, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025 To prepare for heat, bring your own shade with an umbrella or parasol.—Maggie Gillette, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 June 2025 The choreography by Warren Carlyle is sensational, energetic, and whimsical, making inventive use of props including pirouetting parasols, spectacular sabres, and fierce flagging.—Christian Lewis, Variety, 25 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for parasol
Word History
Etymology
borrowed from French, "screen or canopy shielding from the sun," going back to Middle French, borrowed from Italian parasole, from para "(it) shields, keeps out" (3rd singular present of parare "to prepare, adorn, avert, shield") + sole "sun," going back to Latin sōl — more at parry, solar
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