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  2. Umbrella - Wikipedia

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    Parts of an umbrella [2]. The word parasol is a combination of the Latin parare, and sol, meaning 'sun'. [3] Parapluie (French) similarly consists of para combined with pluie, which means 'rain' (which in turn derives from pluvia, the Latin word for rain); the usage of this word was prevalent in the nineteenth century.

  3. History - Wikipedia

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    History" is an umbrella term comprising past events as well as the memory, discovery, collection, organization, presentation, and interpretation of these events. Historians seek knowledge of the past using historical sources such as written documents, oral accounts or traditional oral histories , art and material artefacts, and ecological markers.

  4. Oil-paper umbrella - Wikipedia

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    Oil-paper umbrella art in the Northern Thailand, or Chiang Mai dates back to around two hundred years. The umbrella scaffold is made from green bamboo sticks, the colors and images are abundant including pictures of scenery, animals, people and flowers. The umbrella surfaces can have a square shape in addition to the traditional circular one.

  5. Umbraculum - Wikipedia

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    Coat of arms during the sede vacante – featuring an umbraculum Umbraculum in the Basilica of St. Louis, King of France. The umbraculum (Italian: ombrellone, "big umbrella", [1] in basilicas also conopaeum [2]) is a historic piece of the papal regalia and insignia, once used on a daily basis to provide shade for the pope (Galbreath, 27).

  6. Chatra (umbrella) - Wikipedia

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    The chatra or chhatra, also known under various translations including the ceremonial, state, royal, or holy umbrella or parasol, is a symbol of royal and imperial power and sanctity in Indian art and a symbol of holiness in Hinduism, Jainism, and Buddhism. There are also various specific forms, including 3-, 7-, 8-, and 9-tiered chatra and the ...

  7. Umbrella insurance - Wikipedia

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    For those risks that are left uncovered by primary policies but are covered under the umbrella policy, the latter is said to "drop down" to cover them as primary insurance and fill in the gaps in the underlying policies. [1] Hence, the "umbrella" nomenclature is a reference to the broader coverage of the policy.

  8. Hti - Wikipedia

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    Hti (Burmese: ထီး; MLCTS: hti:, IPA:; Mon: ဍိုၚ်; Shan: ထီး), a Burmese language word meaning umbrella, is the name of the finial ornament that tops almost all Burmese pagodas. [1] The chatra umbrella or parasol is an auspicious symbol in Buddhism and Hinduism.

  9. Umbrella (song) - Wikipedia

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    "Umbrella" is a song by Barbadian singer Rihanna, released worldwide on March 29, 2007, through Def Jam Recordings as the lead single and opening track from her third studio album, Good Girl Gone Bad (2007).