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Parasols Purpose Crossword Clue

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noun

• the activity of protecting someone or something

• a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury

• defense against financial failure; financial independence

• the condition of being protected

• kindly endorsement and guidance

• the imposition of duties or quotas on imports in order to protect domestic industry against foreign competition

• payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence

41%9Parasols
noun

• a canopy made of canvas to shelter people or things from rain or sun

• a handheld collapsible source of shade

34%9 Historically used in umbrellas and parasols
noun

• a horny material from the upper jaws of certain whales; used as the ribs of fans or as stays in corsets

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