"Parasol" redirects here. For other uses, see Umbrella (disambiguation) or Parasol (disambiguation).
The parasol is one of the Eight Auspicious Symbols of Tibetan Buddhism.
An umbrella or parasol (sometimes colloquially, gamp, brolly, umbrellery, or bumbershoot) is a canopy designed to protect against precipitation or sunlight. The term parasol usually refers to an item designed to protect from the sun, and umbrella refers to a device more suited to protect from rain. Often the difference is the material; some parasols are not waterproof. Parasols are often meant to be fixed to one point and often used with patio tables or other outdoor furniture. Umbrellas are almost exclusively hand-held portable devices; however, parasols can also be hand-held. Umbrellas can be held as fashion accessories.
The word umbrella is from the Latin word umbra, which in turn derives from the Ancient Greek ómbros (όμβρος

. Its meaning is shade or shadow. Brolly is a slang word for umbrella, used often in Britain, New Zealand and Australia. Bumbershoot is a fanciful Americanism from the late 19th century.
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'When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep - not screaming, like the passengers in his car.'
'Last night I lay in bed looking up at the stars in the sky and I thought to myself, where the hell is my ceiling?'
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'When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep - not screaming, like the passengers in his car.'
'Last night I lay in bed looking up at the stars in the sky and I thought to myself, where the hell is my ceiling?'
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Mi guardi senza dire una parola, sorridi mentre dentro muori ancora...E' il lato oscuro della solitudine.
Se mi tiri giù, non riuscirò...
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'When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep - not screaming, like the passengers in his car.'
'Last night I lay in bed looking up at the stars in the sky and I thought to myself, where the hell is my ceiling?'
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"Where the spirit does not work with the hand, there is no art." -- Leonardo da Vinci.
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'When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep - not screaming, like the passengers in his car.'
'Last night I lay in bed looking up at the stars in the sky and I thought to myself, where the hell is my ceiling?'
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'When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep - not screaming, like the passengers in his car.'
'Last night I lay in bed looking up at the stars in the sky and I thought to myself, where the hell is my ceiling?'
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