Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for PAR'A-SOL
PAR'A-SOL, n. [Fr. Sp.; It. parasole; Gr. παρα, against, or It. parare, to parry, and L. sol, Fr. soleil, It. sole, the sun.]
A small umbrella used by ladies to defend themselves from rain, or their faces from the sun's rays.
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