rainshade
English edit
Etymology edit
From rain + shade; compare sunshade.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
rainshade (plural rainshades)
- An umbrella; any covering to protect or shield from the elements; an awning to keep out rain
- 2005, Mercedes Lackey, James Mallory, To Light a Candle:
- No reason to wait up for her, Kellen told himself, hanging up his cloak and shaking out his rainshade before setting it in its tray to finish drying.