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SHAWLED
Etymology
Adjective
shawled (not comparable)
Dressed in a shawl.
Source: Wiktionary
SHAWL
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
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