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umbrella-cover

umbrella-cover is the alternative form of umbrella cover.

Meaning of umbrella cover

Noun

umbrella cover (plural umbrella covers)

  1. (archaic) The waterproof material that forms the protective upperpart of an umbrella (separate from the stick and ribs).
    • On coming to himself after the shock he found the umbrella cover completely burnt off its steel framework, the steel itself being twisted into every sort of shape. The wooden handle had no doubt saved his life[…]1894, Scientific American
  2. A protective sheath used to contain a folded-up umbrella when not in use.

Forms of umbrella-cover

pluralumbrella-covers

Questions about umbrella-cover

What is umbrella-cover the alternative form of?
Umbrella-cover is the alternative form of umbrella cover.

Words near umbrella-cover in the dictionary

  1. umbrella thorns
  2. umbrella tree
  3. umbrella trees
  4. umbrella wasp
  5. umbrella wasps
  6. umbrella-cover
  7. umbrella-covers
  8. umbrella-leaf
  9. umbrellabird
  10. umbrellabirds
  11. umbrellaed

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