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a portable roof that surrenders to the first ambitious gust of wind.
ancient originUsed for sun, not rain, 4,000 years ago
word rootFrom Latin umbra, meaning shade
once female-onlyMen carrying them were mocked in 1750s England
assassin toolA poisoned umbrella tip killed a defector in 1978
abandonment rateMillions lost on London transit yearly