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• n  colloquial terms for an umbrella

• Miss Leitch, however, marched with the "brolly" brigade, carrying her shelter in her left hand.
• But as a British civil servant, Hedges takes a firm grip on his brolly and does the decent thing.
• Ever a Briton, the Queen carried her own black brolly through the drizzle and immediately decamped to Lane's End Farm, the 1,400-acre estate of her host, Horse Breeder William .

• gamp

News & Articles

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• Brolly Umbrella Frees Thumbs for Texting
  Addressing poor umbrella design, the Brolly has a handle with an ergonomic, four-finger grip that frees your thumb to text.
  Aug. 13, 2013 - New York Times

Quotes

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• Steve McClaren in Yahoo! Eurosport
  It was lashing down and the only way I could take notes was to have some protection so that's why I had it,McClaren added. "I'd never needed a brolly before, because I've always had a dug-out or a director's box or somewhere covered, like...