Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

parasol

parasol (par"ȧ*sol`; 277) , noun

[French, from Sp. or Portuguese parasol, or Italian parasole; Italian parare to ward off, Sp. & Portuguese parar (Latin parare to prepare) + Italian sole sun, Sp. & Portuguese sol (Latin sol). See Parry, Solar.]

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

Parasol , transitive verb

To shade as with a parasol. [Rare]