SHAWLS

Noun

shawls

plural of 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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