umbrel

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/ˈʌmbɹəl/

noun

An umbrere; the visor of a helmet

OriginMiddle English umbrell ← Anglo-Norman umbrail ← Old French ombrail →
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Meanings

nounumbrel (plural umbrels)

plural umbrels · alternative umbrell · alternative umbril

  1. historicalAn umbrere; the visor of a helmet

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
umbrere

Origin

  1. Latinumbra
  2. Old Frenchombrail
  3. Anglo-Normanumbrail
  4. Middle Englishumbrell
  5. Englishumbrel

From Middle English umbrell, umbrel, probably from Anglo-Norman umbrail, from Old French ombrail, ombral, from ombrel (“shade”), from ombre + -el, from Latin umbra; compare French ombrelle. By surface analysis, umb(e)r + -el.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with umbrel

umbral
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Sounds the same

umbral

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

umbrel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/umbrel

MLA

“umbrel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/umbrel. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “umbrel,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/umbrel.

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