awning, sunshade, sunblind
(noun) a canopy made of canvas to shelter people or things from rain or sun
parasol, sunshade
(noun) a handheld collapsible source of shade
Source: WordNet® 3.1
sunshade (plural sunshades)
Something to keep the sun off, or create shade from the sun; a parasol or awning.
• Dushanes, unsashed, unshades
Source: Wiktionary
Sun"shade`, n.
Definition: Anything used as a protection from the sun's rays. Specifically: (a) A small parasol. (b) An awning.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 November 2024
(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
