Shawl Definition

shôl
shawls
noun
An oblong or square cloth worn, esp. by women, as a covering for the head or shoulders.
Webster's New World

A square or rectangular piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders.

She wears her shawl when it's cold outside.
Wiktionary
verb
To cover with or as if with such a piece of cloth.
American Heritage
To wrap in a shawl.
Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Shawl

Noun

Singular:
shawl
Plural:
shawls

Origin of Shawl

  • 1662. From Persian شال (šâl), from Sanskrit शाटी (śāṭī, “sari").

    From Wiktionary

  • Persian shāl ultimately from Sanskrit śāṭī cloth, sari

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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