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Parisians in the rain with umbrellas, by Louis-Léopold Boilly (1803) Kersey's Dictionary (1708) describes an umbrella as a "screen commonly used by women to keep off rain". The first lightweight folding umbrella in Europe was introduced in 1710 by a Paris merchant named Jean Marius, whose shop was located near the barrier of Saint-Honoré.
Today, the umbrella hat has advanced considerably. It is often associated as a cheap and comical novelty item, but it can be used to shield a person against rain or sunshine hands-free. Umbrella Hats are particularly useful to wheelchair users who need the use of both hands in the rain.
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Umbrellas are used in the rain and only in the rain, and are made (these days) of plastic. But thanks for playing, and for the marvelous expression of your maturity, AnY FOUR!. Sweetalker79 18:57, 8 August 2007 (UTC) In conventional usage a parasol is for sun and an umbrella is for rain, but either can be used the other way.
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