shawl

3 definitions found

shawl - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Shawl \Shawl\, n. [Per. & Hind. sh[=a]l: cf. F. ch[^a]le.]
     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.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     India shawl, a kind of rich shawl made in India from the
        wool of the Cashmere goat. It is woven in pieces, which
        are sewed together.
  
     Shawl goat (Zool.), the Cashmere goat.
        [1913 Webster]

  Shawl \Shawl\, v. t.
     To wrap in a shawl. --Thackeray.
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shawl - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  shawl
      n 1: cloak consisting of an oblong piece of cloth used to cover
           the head and shoulders