umbrella cover

plural umbrella covers · alternative umbrella-cover

1. archaicThe waterproof material that forms the protective upperpart of an umbrella (separate from the stick and ribs).

   A^([sic]) umbrella cover would of made him a year's pyjamas.

   1916, Ring W. Lardner, “Three Kings and a Pair”, in The Saturday Evening Post

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   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

   Her dress was as plain as an umbrella-cover, and she turned round without a word and preceded me into a waiting-room.

   1899 February, Joseph Conrad, “The Heart of Darkness”, in Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine, volume CLXV, number M, New York, N.Y.: The Leonard Scott Publishing Company, […], →OCLC, part I, page 199, column 2

   Tendon sheaths are the smooth coverings of tendons analogous to an umbrella cover.

   1928, A Text-book of Orthopedic Surgery for Nurses

2. A protective sheath used to contain a folded-up umbrella when not in use.