Your OED word for today is: ombrelle, n. ombrelle, n. [‘ A parasol, a sunshade.’] Pronunciation: Brit. /ɒmˈbrɛl/, U.S. /ɑmˈbrɛl/ Etymology: < French ombrelle (1588 in Middle French; 2nd half of the 13th cent. in Old French as onbrele, unbrele) < post-classical Latin umbrella umbrella n. Compare earlier umbrella n. and forms cited s.v. poet. rare. A parasol, a sunshade. Only known in the work of Edith Sitwell. 1925 E. Sitwell Troy Park 75 What hotels Hide their bustles and their gay ombrelles. 1942 E. Sitwell Street Songs 13 All that I knew of shade Was the cloud, my ombrelle of rustling grey Sharp silk.
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