umbrel

English

Alternative forms
  • umbrell (15th-16th centuries)

Etymology

From Old French ombrel (“shade”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʌmbɹəl/

Noun

umbrel (plural umbrels)

  1. (obsolete) The visor of a helmet.
    • 1485 July 31, Thomas Malory, “(please specify the chapter)”, in [Le Morte Darthur], (please specify the book number), [London]: […] [by William Caxton], OCLC 71490786; republished as H[einrich] Oskar Sommer, editor, Le Morte Darthur […], London: Published by David Nutt, […], 1889, OCLC 890162034:
      , Bk.V, Ch.xj:
      Than dressed hym Sir Bors unto a sterne knyght and smote hym on the umbrell, that his neck braste.

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