parapluie

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Nevertheless, Plooie prowled about, uttering his cracked and lugubrious cry in the forlorn hope of picking up a parapluie to raccommode.

From From a Bench in Our Square by Adams, Samuel Hopkins

So, touching my hat with some playfulness, I said, "Monsieur, vous voulez perdre votre parapluie."

From Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) by Various

Five minutes afterward Bazin set off on a full trot, urging on his horse by the blows of a parapluie, which he was in the habit of using instead of a riding whip.

From Twenty Years After by Dumas père, Alexandre

Noticing that his Lordship had no defence against the weather, I ventured to offer the Peer my parapluie.

From Punch, Or The London Charivari, Volume 102, January 30, 1892 by Various

Il ne vole pas, ordinairement; il fait rarement meme des echanges de parapluie, et jamais de chapeau, parceque son chapeau a toujours un caractere specifique.

From Complete Project Gutenberg Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. Works by Holmes, Oliver Wendell