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noun
a square, triangular, or oblong piece of wool or other material worn, especially by women, about the shoulders, or the head and shoulders, in place of a coat or hat outdoors, and indoors as protection against chill or dampness.
Origin:
1655–65; < Persian shāl
1655–65; < Persian shāl
Related forms
shawl·less, adjective
shawl·like, adjective
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Shawl
is always a great word to know.
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| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
Example Sentences
- For example, they may carry a prayer shawl to synagogue or push a child in a stroller.
- The sun hits a branch and, majestically, a shawl of butterflies shakes itself out into a thousand flying tigers.
- The delicate silk and lace shawl is still in near-perfect condition, free of any rips or visible repairs.
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Word Origin & History
shawl
1662, originally of a type of scarf worn in Asia, from Urdu and other Indian languages, from Pers. shal, sometimes said to be named for Shaliat, town in India where it was first manufactured. Cf. Fr. châle, Sp. chal, It. scialle, Ger. Shawl (from Eng.), Rus. shal, all ult. from the same source.
EXPANDAs the name of an article of clothing worn by Western women, it is recorded from 1767.
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Encyclopedia Britannica
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shawl
square, oblong, or triangular protective or ornamental article of dress worn, generally by women, over the shoulders, neck, or head. It has been a common article of clothing in most parts of the world since antiquity. The period of the 19th century up to the 1870s, when the fashion silhouette changed, was known as the "shawl period" because women in Europe and America wore shawls with almost all their clothing. At the beginning of that century, shawls were a necessity in a fashionable woman's wardrobe because dresses were thin and decollete; it was a sign of gentility to wear a shawl gracefully.
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