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shawl

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shawl  (shôl)
n.
A square or oblong piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders.
tr.v. shawled, shawl·ing, shawls
To cover with or as if with such a piece of cloth.

[Persian shl, ultimately from Sanskrit , cloth, sari.]

shawl [ʃɔːl]
n
(Clothing & Fashion) a piece of fabric or knitted or crocheted material worn around the shoulders by women or wrapped around a baby
[from Persian shāl]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.shawl - cloak consisting of an oblong piece of cloth used to cover the head and shouldersshawl - cloak consisting of an oblong piece of cloth used to cover the head and shoulders
cloak - a loose outer garment
prayer shawl, tallith, tallis - (Judaism) a shawl with a ritually knotted fringe at each corner; worn by Jews at morning prayer
sarape, serape - a long brightly colored shawl; worn mainly by Mexican men
Translations
shawl [ʃɔːl] Nchal m, rebozo m (LAm)

shawl [ˈʃɔːl] n (= garment) → châle m

shawl
n (round shoulders) → (Umhänge)tuch nt; (tailored) → Umhang m; (covering head) → (Kopf)tuch nt

shawl [ʃɔːl] nscialle m

shawl
n shawl [ʃoːl]
a piece of fabric used as a covering for the shoulders etc. sjaal شال، وِشاح шал šál, šátek sjal das Umhängetuch σάλι chal sall, rätik شال hartiahuivi châle רְדִיד शाल šal, marama (váll)kendő syal sjal scialle ショール 어깨걸이, 쑐 šalis plecu šalle selendang sjaal sjal szal xaile şal шаль, платок šál, veľká šatka šal ešarpa sjal ผ้าคลุมไหล่ şal 披肩 хустка, шаль شال khăn choàng

shawl شال šál skal Schultertuch σάλι chal hartiahuivi châle šal scialle ショール sjaal sjal szal xaile, xale шаль sjal ผ้าคลุมไหล่ şal khăn choàng 披肩


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Two footmen, the princess' and his own, stood holding a shawl and a cloak, waiting for the conversation to finish.
She caught the shawl as she spoke, and looked about for the owner: in another moment the White Queen came running wildly through the wood, with both arms stretched out wide, as if she were flying, and Alice very civilly went to meet her with the shawl.
And then, I think, a shawl was flung over her (it is strange to me to think it was not I who ran after her with the shawl), and she was escorted sternly back to bed and reminded that she had promised not to budge, to which her reply was probably that she had been gone but an instant, and the implication that therefore she had not been gone at all.
 
 
 
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