SHAWL

shawl. Shawl, n. a cloth of cotton or silk to cover the neck

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Shawl (?), n. [[Per. & Hind. shāl: cf. F. châle.]] 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 (Zoöl.), the Cashmere goat.