Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913 parasol /(păr"ȧ*sŏl`; 277)/ · par·a·sol · IPA /ˈpɛɹəˌsɑl/ n. v. t. 01 n. A kind of small umbrella used by women as a protection from the sun. 1. A kind of small umbrella used by women as a protection from the sun. 02 v. t. To shade as with a parasol. 1. To shade as with a parasol.[R.]