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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Shawl

/shôl/ · IPA /ʃɔl/
01 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 n…
  1. 1.
    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.
Phrases & compounds
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 — the Cashmere goat.
02 v. t. To wrap in a shawl.
  1. 1.
    To wrap in a shawl.