umbrel
English
Alternative forms
- umbrell (15th-16th centuries)
Etymology
From Old French ombrel (“shade”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʌmbɹəl/
Noun
umbrel (plural umbrels)
- (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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Anagrams
- Blumer, Bulmer, Rumble, lumber, rumble