ombrifuge UK /ˈɒm.bɹɪ.fjuːd͡ʒ/US /ˈɑm.bɹɪ.fjud͡ʒ/ noun1 •(literary) A refuge from rain, especially an umbrella.The belfry proves a fortress of a sort, / Has other uses than to teach the hour, / Turns sunscreen, paravent and ombrifuge. — 1869