umbrel

/ˈʌmbɹəl/

umbrel means an umbrere; the visor of a helmet.

Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, umbrel ranks #13,957 of 42,747 for Qualifying.

umbrel is pronounced /ˈʌmbɹəl/.

Etymology

From Middle English umbrell, umbrel, probably from Anglo-Norman umbrail, from Old French ombrail, ombral, from ombrel (“shade”), from ombre + -el, from Latin umbra; compare French ombrelle. By surface analysis, umb(e)r + -el.

noun

An umbrere; the visor of a helmet

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Words closest in meaning

By meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.

umbrere 81% match — In medieval armour, a visor, or projection like the peak of a cap, to which a fixed or movable faceguard was sometimes attached. vs umbrel →
umbracular 72% match — Having or relating to an umbraculum. vs umbrel →
umbraculum 69% match — Any umbrella-shaped appendage, such as the cap borne on the seta of Marchantia. vs umbrel →
umbraculiform 67% match — Having the form of something that offers shade, such as a treetop or especially an umbrella. vs umbrel →
umbrous 66% match — Umbral, shadowy, or relating to shadows. vs umbrel →
umbral 65% match — Of or relating to an umbra. vs umbrel →
umbershoot 65% match — An umbrella vs umbrel →
umbrate 64% match — To shade; to shadow. vs umbrel →