shawl
(noun) cloak consisting of an oblong piece of cloth used to cover the head and shoulders
Source: WordNet® 3.1
shawl (plural shawls)
A square or rectangular piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders, typically by women. [from 1662]
A fold of wrinkled flesh under the lips and neck of a bloodhound, used in scenting.
shawl (third-person singular simple present shawls, present participle shawling, simple past and past participle shawled)
(transitive) To wrap in a shawl.
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Source: Wiktionary
Shawl, n. Etym: [Per. & Hind. shal: cf. F. châle.]
Definition: 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. 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 (Zoöl.), the Cashmere goat.
Shawl, v. t.
Definition: To wrap in a shawl. Thackeray.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
16 April 2025
(adjective) marked by richness and fullness of flavor; “a rich ruby port”; “full-bodied wines”; “a robust claret”; “the robust flavor of fresh-brewed coffee”
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
