bumbershoot
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But that standard has a decidedly old school feel to it, conjuring up an image of, say, an English gentleman like John Steed with a bumbershoot and a bowler hat.
From Slate ● Oct. 14, 2022
Third, the fact that bumbershoot sort of sounds British.
From Slate ● Nov. 4, 2011
A book published that year, War Propaganda and U.S., noted: "To many upper-class Americans there was nothing so thrilling as having an Englishman around the house, complete with Oxford accent, school tie, and bumbershoot."
From Slate ● Nov. 4, 2011
The Queen balanced a royal bumbershoot, but President Tubman had only his black topper to ward off the downpour as he waved to the smattering of onlookers along their route.
From Time Magazine Archive
To the men, he shrugged and joked, “One must stay a step ahead of the weather. Wouldn’t do to be caught in the rain without a bumbershoot, what?”
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
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