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| - | umbrage \UHM-brij\, noun: | + | [[Category:Glossary]]__NOTOC__ |
| - | 1. Shade; shadow; hence, something that affords a shade, as a screen of trees or foliage. | + | <table width="100%" border="0" align="right" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0"><tr><td width="*" align="left" valign="top"> |
| - | 2. a. A vague or indistinct indication or suggestion; a hint. | + | '''umbrage''' ''n.'' '''1.''' Shade; shadow; hence, something that affords a shade, as a screen of trees or foliage. '''2.''' A vague indication or suggestion, a hint; a reason for doubt or suspicion. '''3.''' Suspicion of injury or wrong; offense; resentment. |
| - | b. Reason for doubt; suspicion. | + | |
| - | 3. Suspicion of injury or wrong; offense; resentment. | + | |
| == Usage == | == Usage == | ||
| - | "Why, I never took umbrage in my life." | + | ---- |
| + | "Why, I never took umbrage in my life." -- [[Polack John]] to [[Tommy the bookie]], date unknown, as recorded in [[Malachi Smiley|Malachi Smiley's]] ''Life Unknown: A Portrait of Stims'' [sic] ''Addisson''. | ||
| - | ::[[Polack John]] to [[Tommy the Bookie]], date unknown, as recorded in [[Malachi Smiley|Malachi Smilley's]] ''Life Unknown: A Portrait of Stims [sic] Addisson''. | + | == See Also == |
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| + | * [[German Lampshades]] | ||
| + | * [[Thumbrage]] | ||
| + | * [[Umbrella]] | ||
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| + | ''Solar eclipses have long'' been viewed as supernatural events by "primitive societies" and have served as many a plot foil, wherein white men, about to be boiled by cannibals, are saved by a sudden eclipse which the cannibals perceive as a sign that they are dealing with [[God]]s. | ||
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umbrage n. 1. Shade; shadow; hence, something that affords a shade, as a screen of trees or foliage. 2. A vague indication or suggestion, a hint; a reason for doubt or suspicion. 3. Suspicion of injury or wrong; offense; resentment. [edit] Usage"Why, I never took umbrage in my life." -- Polack John to Tommy the bookie, date unknown, as recorded in Malachi Smiley's Life Unknown: A Portrait of Stims [sic] Addisson. [edit] See Also |
[edit] DesiderataSolar eclipses have long been viewed as supernatural events by "primitive societies" and have served as many a plot foil, wherein white men, about to be boiled by cannibals, are saved by a sudden eclipse which the cannibals perceive as a sign that they are dealing with Gods. |
