Shawl

[ʃɔːl] or [ʃɔl]

Definition

(noun.) cloak consisting of an oblong piece of cloth used to cover the head and shoulders.

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Definition

(n.) A square or oblong cloth of wool, cotton, silk, or other textile or netted fabric, used, especially by women, as a loose covering for the neck and shoulders.

(v. t.) To wrap in a shawl.

Edited by Albert

Definition

n. a wrap made of wool cotton silk or hair used particularly by women as a loose covering for the shoulders: a kind of mantle.—v.t. to wrap in a shawl.—ns. Shawl′-dance a graceful Oriental dance in which the dancer waves a scarf; Shawl′-matē′rial a textile of silk and wool soft and flexible usually with Oriental designs employed for dresses and parts of dresses for women; Shawl′-patt′ern a coloured pattern supposed to resemble an Eastern shawl and applied to material of plainer design; Shawl′-pin a pin used for fastening a shawl; Shawl′-strap a pair of leather straps fitted to a handle used for carrying shawls rugs &c.; Shawl′-waist′coat a vest or waistcoat with a large staring pattern like that of a shawl.

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