Hypertext Webster Gateway: "shawl"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Shawl \Shawl\, v. t.
To wrap in a shawl. --Thackeray.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
shawl
n : cloak consisting of an oblong piece of cloth used to cover
the head and shoulders
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