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-'''umbrage''' ''n.'' '''1.''' Shade; shadow; hence, something that affords a shade, as a screen of trees or foliage. '''2.''' a. A vague or indistinct indication or suggestion; a hint. b. Reason for doubt; suspicion. '''3.''' Suspicion of injury or wrong; offense; resentment.+[[Category:Glossary]]__NOTOC__
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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.
== 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.

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.

See Also


Desiderata


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 Gods.