Definition of Shawl. Meaning of Shawl. Synonyms of Shawl

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Definition of Shawl

Shawl
Shawl Shawl, n. [Per. & Hind. sh[=a]l: cf. F. ch[^a]le.] 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 (Zo["o]l.), the Cashmere goat.
Shawl
Shawl Shawl, v. t. To wrap in a shawl. --Thackeray.

Meaning of Shawl from wikipedia

- A shawl (from Persian: شال shāl) is a simple item of clothing, loosely worn over the shoulders, upper body and arms, and sometimes also over the head...
- Jack the Ripper to have proved Kosminski's guilt. In 2007, he bought a shawl which he believed to have been left at a murder scene and gave it to biochemist...
- Prayer shawl may refer to: Tallit, in Judaism A prayer cloth in Christianity, used as a sacramental among adherents of various denominations. A mantilla...
- pashmina may refer either to the material or to the variant of the Kashmir shawl that is made from it. Both cashmere and pashmina come from the same goat...
- Wikisource has original text related to this article: The Galway Shawl "The Galway Shawl" is a traditional Irish folk song, concerning a rural courtship...
- A Kachchh shawl is a traditional shawl woven in the Kutch region of the Gujarat, India. These are largely woven with Kachchhi motifs in SARLI village of...
- Black Shawl or Tasina Sapewin (Lakota: Tȟašína Sápa Wiŋ, lit. 'Black-Blanket-Woman') was the wife of Crazy Horse, whom she married in 1871. She was Crazy...
- The Kashmir shawl, the predecessor of the contemporary cashmere shawl, is a type of shawl identified by its distinctive Kashmiri weave and for being made...
- The Orenburg shawl is a Russian knitted lace textile using goat down and stands as one of the classic symbols of Russian handicraft, along with Tula samovars...
- Shawl **** is a condition in which the **** surrounds the ****, resembling a 'shawl'. Reardon, William (2008). "Shawl **** and Penoscrotal Transposition"...