Word of the Day – Ombrifuge

Ombrifuge (noun) (poetic)

ob-ri-fooj

Something providing shelter from the rain; specifically an umbrella.

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Robert Browning (1812–1889), poet. From ombro- + -ifuge.

Example sentences

“The toad waited, using the leaf as an obrifuge above his head.”