(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 3:04:49

Shawl (?), n. [Per. & Hind. shal: cf. F. chale.]

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 Zool., the Cashmere goat.

 

© Webster 1913.

Shawl, v. t.

To wrap in a shawl.

Thackeray.

 

© Webster 1913.

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