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See Umber.

An umbrella. [Obs. or Colloq.] Each of them besides bore their umbrels. Shelton.

such a way as to allow of being opened and closed with ease. See Parasol. Underneath the umbrella's oily shed. Gay.

In ancient armor, a visor, or projection like the peak of a cap, to which a face guard was sometimes attached. This was sometimes fixed, and sometimes moved freely upon the helmet and could be raised like the beaver. Called also umber, and umbril. [Obs.] But only vented up her umbriere. Spenser.

See Umber, 4.

The integument of the under surface of the bell, or disk-shaped body, of a jellyfish.

A cucking stool for the punishment of scolds.

See Algorism. [Obs.] Chaucer. Augrim stones, pebbles formerly used in numeration. -- Noumbres of Augrim, Arabic numerals. Chaucer.

A cart made close with boarde; a tumbrel. [Scotch]

mob, but sometimes to be taken to the water and ducked; -- called also a castigatory, a tumbrel, and a trebuchet; and often, but not so correctly, a ducking stool. Sir. W. Scott.

A variety of pigeon. Clarke. Dragoon bird (Zoöl.), the umbrella bird.

The soft, spongy wood of a species of Magnolia (M. Umbrella).

The leaves of the latter are often eighteen feet long and fourteen wide, and are used for umbrellas, tents, and roofs. When cut up, they are used for books and manuscripts.

The ribs and stretchers of an umbrella or other structure with a fabric covering.

A large umbrella; --said to allude to Mrs. Gamp's umbrella, in Dickens's "Martin Chuzzlewit."

The swimming bell or umbrella of a jellyfish of medusa.

A contrivance somewhat in the form of an umbrella, by means of which a descent may be made from a balloon, or any eminence.

A kind of small umbrella used by women as a protection from the sun.

dark-colored and striated wood of some kind of palm, which is used for walking sticks and umbrella handles. -- Sea partridge (Zoöl.), an Asiatic sand partridge (Ammoperdix Bonhami); -- so called from its note. -- Snow partridge (Zoöl.), a large spurred partridge (Lerwa nivicola) which inhabits the high mountains of A…

Having an umbrella-shaped or bell-shaped body, with a wide, open cavity beneath; -- said of certain jellyfishes.