† paragrêlen.
Obsolete. rare.
A device for protecting crops, etc., against hail; = paragrandine n.
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the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > refuge or shelter > [noun] > shelter > a shelter > against weather or storms > others
windscreen1671
paragrêle1830
weather-wall1838
paragrandine1842
ombrifuge1869
snow-hole1880
wind-break1894
storm-flap1929
trog1958
1830 J. Murray (title) A treatise on atmospherical electricity; including lightning rods, and paragrêles.
1843 Penny Cycl. XXVII. 458/1 The vine is..apt to be injured..by..hail-storms... These casualties are..guarded against by the ingenious device called..paragrêle, against hail.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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