Which four letter word beginning with G is a large, unwieldy umbrella, named after a Dickens character?
Umbrella ("Parachute" means "shield from fall".) The word "umbrella" evolved from the Latin "umbella" (an umbel is a flat-topped rounded flower) or "umbra", meaning shaded or shadow. In Britain, umbrellas were sometimes referred to as "gamps" after the character Mrs. Gamp in the Charles Dickens novel "Martin Chuzzlewit", although this usage is now obscure. Mrs. Gamp's character was well known for carrying an umbrella. "Brolly" is a slang word for umbrella, used often in Britain, Ireland, New Zealand, Australia, South Africa, and Kenya. "Bumbershoot" is a fanciful Americanism from the late 19th century. In all written records, the oldest reference to
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