shawl : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: shawl	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for shawl
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
shawl n cloak consisting of an oblong piece of cloth used to cover the head and shoulders
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Shawl \Shawl\, n. [Per. & Hind. sh[be]l: cf. F. ch[83]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[94]l.), the Cashmere goat.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Shawl \Shawl\, v. t. To wrap in a shawl. --Thackeray.