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The coronation of King Charles and Queen Consort Camilla, who will also be crowned on Saturday, is expected to take place at Westminster Abbey in London around 11 a.m., so there is a chance that the royal family, and viewers on the street, will need their brollies (that's British for umbrellas).
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Good Housekeeping Editors, Good Housekeeping, 5 May 2023
As the downpour caused the umbrella crop to sprout, the wind caused pedestrians to tighten grips on their hats and hoods as well as those brollies.
—Martin Weil, Washington Post, 29 Apr. 2023
The bronze statue’s umbrella shaft was bent in October by an unknown vandal or vandals, and the following month the non-profit organization Regional Arts & Culture Council removed the umbrella for repairs, leaving the man holding only his brolly’s handle just as the rainy season started.
—oregonlive, 10 Mar. 2021
Lovely little villages with little model versions of themselves and cosy pubs and shops that sell only brollies (umbrellas) or jumpers (sweaters) or puds (desserts) are twee.
—L.m., The Economist, 6 June 2019
Proving that not every item is suitable for the sharing economy, a Chinese entrepreneur, Zhao Shuping, who launched an umbrella-sharing service in April, reported that nearly all his brollies had gone missing.
—The Economist, 13 July 2017
This keeps the brolly drip free for quick trips inside.
—Charlie Sorrel, WIRED, 12 Oct. 2009
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Good Housekeeping Editors, Good Housekeeping, 5 May 2023
As the downpour caused the umbrella crop to sprout, the wind caused pedestrians to tighten grips on their hats and hoods as well as those brollies.
—Martin Weil, Washington Post, 29 Apr. 2023
The bronze statue’s umbrella shaft was bent in October by an unknown vandal or vandals, and the following month the non-profit organization Regional Arts & Culture Council removed the umbrella for repairs, leaving the man holding only his brolly’s handle just as the rainy season started.
—oregonlive, 10 Mar. 2021
Lovely little villages with little model versions of themselves and cosy pubs and shops that sell only brollies (umbrellas) or jumpers (sweaters) or puds (desserts) are twee.
—L.m., The Economist, 6 June 2019
Proving that not every item is suitable for the sharing economy, a Chinese entrepreneur, Zhao Shuping, who launched an umbrella-sharing service in April, reported that nearly all his brollies had gone missing.
—The Economist, 13 July 2017
This keeps the brolly drip free for quick trips inside.
—Charlie Sorrel, WIRED, 12 Oct. 2009
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“Brolly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brolly. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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