An illustration of a girl holding an umbrella and noticing that it is about to begin to rain.

Girl Noticing the Rain

An illustration of a girl holding an umbrella and noticing that it is about to begin to rain.

An illustration of an umbrella.

Umbrella

An illustration of an umbrella.

"Cephalopterus ornatus, the Umbrella bird, is entirely black, with a huge expanded umbrella-like crest of bare-shafted incurved feathers, and a long flattened and feathered gular wattle." A. H. Evans, 1900

Amazonian Umbrella Bird

"Cephalopterus ornatus, the Umbrella bird, is entirely black, with a huge expanded umbrella-like crest…

An illustration of a cat and dog dressed in clothes and walking with an umbrella.

Dog & Cat Dressed with Umbrella

An illustration of a cat and dog dressed in clothes and walking with an umbrella.

An illustration of a young girl wearing a frilly bonnet and holding an umbrella.

Girl Wearing Bonnet & Holding Umbrella

An illustration of a young girl wearing a frilly bonnet and holding an umbrella.

An illustration of a young girl holding an umbrella with a dog following behind holding a pail in its mouth.

Girl with Umbrella & Dog in Rainstorm

An illustration of a young girl holding an umbrella with a dog following behind holding a pail in its…

Bruin the Bear looking for Reynard the Fox to summon him to court.

Reynard the Fox: Bruin the Bear

Bruin the Bear looking for Reynard the Fox to summon him to court.

This umbrella handle is designed with a figure carved in the center.

Umbrella Handle

This umbrella handle is designed with a figure carved in the center.

This umbrella end is designed with an oval floral loop and an infant laying at the base. It is the knob found at the very top of the umbrella, where it ends.

Umbrella End

This umbrella end is designed with an oval floral loop and an infant laying at the base. It is the knob…

An illustration of a tortoise with a top hat and an umbrella.

Tortoise with Top Hat & Umbrella

An illustration of a tortoise with a top hat and an umbrella.

An illustration of a Mayapple plant. "a, the flower-bud with the bractlets; b, a stamen; c, the pistil; d, the fruit; e, the fruit cut longitudinally." -Century, 1889 Podophyllum peltatum (the mayapple) is a herbaceous perennial plant in the family Berberidaceae, native to the eastern part of North America. The stems grow to 30-40 cm tall, with palmately lobed leaves up to 20-30 cm diameter with 5-9 deeply cut lobes. The plant produces two growth forms. The ones with a single umbrella-like leaf do not produce any flower or fruit. The plants having a twin leaf (rarely three-leaf) structure, however, bear a single white flower 3-5 cm diameter with six (rarely up to nine) petals, between the two leaves; this matures into a yellow-greenish fruit 2-5 cm long. The plant appears in colonies in open woodlands. Individual shoots are often connected by systems of thick tubers and rhizomes.

Mayapple

An illustration of a Mayapple plant. "a, the flower-bud with the bractlets; b, a stamen; c, the pistil;…

This is a 1812 fashion silhouette. It shows a women outlined in black, wearing a long dress with a bonnet, and carrying an umbrella.

1812 Fashion Silhouette

This is a 1812 fashion silhouette. It shows a women outlined in black, wearing a long dress with a bonnet,…

This is a 1874 fashion silhouette. It shows a women outlined in black,wearing a long dress with a bustle in the back to create fullness, a tall hat, and carrying an umbrella.

1874 Fashion Silhouette

This is a 1874 fashion silhouette. It shows a women outlined in black,wearing a long dress with a bustle…

This is a 1882 fashion silhouette. It shows a women outlined in black,wearing a long dress with a bustle in the back, a hat , and carrying an umbrella.

1882 Fashion Silhouette

This is a 1882 fashion silhouette. It shows a women outlined in black,wearing a long dress with a bustle…

This is a 1905 fashion silhouette. It shows a women outlined in black, wearing a long dress, a hat, and carrying a cane.

1905 Fashion Silhouette

This is a 1905 fashion silhouette. It shows a women outlined in black, wearing a long dress, a hat,…

This is a 1912 fashion silhouette. It shows a women outlined in black,wearing a long dress, and a hat with a feather in the front. She is has a little dog on a leash.

1912 Fashion Silhouette

This is a 1912 fashion silhouette. It shows a women outlined in black,wearing a long dress, and a hat…

An umbrella or parasol s a canopy designed to protect against precipitation or sunlight. The term parasol usually refers to an item designed to protect from the sun, and umbrella refers to a device more suited to protect from rain. Often the difference is the material; some parasols are not waterproof. Parasols are often meant to be fixed to one point and often used with patio tables or other outdoor furniture. Umbrellas are almost exclusively hand-held portable devices; however, parasols can also be hand-held. Umbrellas can be held as fashion accessories.

Wire Frame Umbrella

An umbrella or parasol s a canopy designed to protect against precipitation or sunlight. The term parasol…

Velocipedes are an umbrella term for any human-powered land vehicle with one or more wheels. The most common type of velocipede today is the bicycle. The term velocipede is today, however, mainly used as a collective term for the different forerunners of the monowheel, the bicycle, the dicycle, the tricycle and the quadcycle that were developed between 1817 and 1880.

Ice Velocipede

Velocipedes are an umbrella term for any human-powered land vehicle with one or more wheels. The most…

A clotheshorse or clothes horse, sometimes called a clothes rack, drying horse, winterdyke, clothes maiden, drying rack refers to a frame upon which clothes are hung after washing to enable them to dry. The frame is usually made of wood, metal or plastic.

Umbrella Stand and Rack

A clotheshorse or clothes horse, sometimes called a clothes rack, drying horse, winterdyke, clothes…

This umbrella may serve dual purposes, it is intended for common household use, and small enough where it may be used as a prop for theatrical purposes.

Theatrical Umbrella

This umbrella may serve dual purposes, it is intended for common household use, and small enough where…

This umbrella is designed to protect against rain or sunlight.

Umbrella Support

This umbrella is designed to protect against rain or sunlight.

A lightweight handheld collapsible canopy

Combination Cane Style Umbrella

A lightweight handheld collapsible canopy

A large pine commonly seen in south Europe; features a wide crown and cultivated for seeds.

Umbrella Pine

A large pine commonly seen in south Europe; features a wide crown and cultivated for seeds.

Also know as cicuta maculata. This plant is native to temperate areas of the Northern Hemisphere, and is identified by having small green or white flowers hanging in an umbrella shape. It is considered one of America's most toxic plants to humans.

American Water Hemlock

Also know as cicuta maculata. This plant is native to temperate areas of the Northern Hemisphere, and…

A diagram depicting an unpruned vine trained according to the umbrella system. This image shows stem renewal. This system is also known as the two-cane Kniffin system.

Unpruned Vine According to the Umbrella System

A diagram depicting an unpruned vine trained according to the umbrella system. This image shows stem…

An image depicting a pruned vine that was trained according to the umbrella system. This system is also called the two-cane Kniffin.

Pruned System According to the Umbrella System

An image depicting a pruned vine that was trained according to the umbrella system. This system is also…

Also known as Podophyllum peltatum. They generally reach 2 inches in height, and have 2-3 umbrella-like leaves. The leaves and roots of this plant are poisonous when consumed in large quantities.

Mayapple

Also known as Podophyllum peltatum. They generally reach 2 inches in height, and have 2-3 umbrella-like…

Also known as Magnolia tripetala. The branch of an Umbrella Magnolia tree, native to the southeastern United States in the Appalachian Mountains region.

Branch of Umbrella Magnolia

Also known as Magnolia tripetala. The branch of an Umbrella Magnolia tree, native to the southeastern…

A cartoon of a man being tripped by a dog on a leash. He drops his umbrella, hat, and book while a young boy cheers behind him.

Tripping Man

A cartoon of a man being tripped by a dog on a leash. He drops his umbrella, hat, and book while a young…

A cartoon of a woman slipping, dropping her package and her umbrella.

Cartoon of Slipping Woman

A cartoon of a woman slipping, dropping her package and her umbrella.

A cartoon of a man and a woman sitting across from one another, both holding umbrellas.

Man and Woman Sitting Across from One Another with Umbrellas

A cartoon of a man and a woman sitting across from one another, both holding umbrellas.

Umbrella plant is the common name of cyperus alternifolius. The plant grows one to four feet tall. The plant is native to Madagascar.

Umbrella Plant

Umbrella plant is the common name of cyperus alternifolius. The plant grows one to four feet tall. The…

Umbrella tree is the common name of <i>melia azedarach umbraculiformis</i>. The branches are erect and radiate from the trunk. The drooping foliage gives the tree the appearance of a giant umbrella.

Umbrella Tree

Umbrella tree is the common name of melia azedarach umbraculiformis. The branches are erect and radiate…

Agaricus campestris is the "true" mushroom. The full grown expanded plant is somewhat umbrella like. The central stalk supports a thick cap.

Agaricus Campestris

Agaricus campestris is the "true" mushroom. The full grown expanded plant is somewhat umbrella like.…

An umbrella being used for catching dirt at a ceiling outlet.

Cleaning Ceiling Outlets

An umbrella being used for catching dirt at a ceiling outlet.