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shawl

 (shôl)
n.
A usually square, rectangular, or triangular piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, or shoulders.
tr.v. shawled, shawl·ing, shawls
To cover with or as if with such a piece of cloth.
[Persian shāl, ultimately from Sanskrit śāṭī, cloth, sari.]
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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
[C17: from Persian shāl]
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shawl

(ʃɔl)

n.
a piece of wool or other fabric worn, esp. by women, about the shoulders and sometimes the head, for warmth or for style.
[1655–65;< Persian shāl]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
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
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shawl

noun
A garment wrapped about a person:
cloak, stole, wrap.
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Translations
شالشال، وِشاح
šálšátek
sjal
hartiahuivišaali
šal
kendőnagykendővállkendõvállkendő
sjal
ショール
숄
plecu šalle
șal
veľká šatka
šal
sjal
ผ้าคลุมไหล่
khăn choàng

shawl

[ʃɔːl] N → chal m, rebozo m (LAm)
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shawl

[ˈʃɔːl] n (= garment) → châle m
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

shawl

n (round shoulders) → (Umhänge)tuch nt; (tailored) → Umhang m; (covering head) → (Kopf)tuch nt
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

shawl

[ʃɔːl] n → scialle m
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

shawl

(ʃoːl) noun
a piece of fabric used as a covering for the shoulders etc.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

shawl

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