: a square or oblong usually fabric garment or wrapper used especially as a covering for the head or shoulders
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Helen Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Apr. 2024
From the delicate border on Petra’s woolen shawl (costumes are by David Zinn) to the Rosemaling patterns painted on the white set (by the design collective Dots), the production creates a seductive and convincing world in the realm of the senses.
—Naveen Kumar, Washington Post, 19 Mar. 2024
Among the largest donations to Kennedy's bid is also the strangest: more than $100,000 worth of alpaca shawls, handed out to the roughly 250 people who attended Kennedy's birthday party earlier this winter.
—Will McDuffie, ABC News, 14 Mar. 2024
Her other contribution is a stunning Gianfranco Ferré bustier, ball skirt, and shawl; Ferré had made it as a gift for Hale’s 20th wedding anniversary and delivered it to San Francisco personally.
—Mark Holgate, Vogue, 17 Jan. 2024
The father-and-daughter duo posed together for photographs at the event, which saw Claire elegantly dressed in a black strapless gown with a matching shawl and a pair of strappy heels.
—Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 6 Apr. 2024
Maria Adele Del Vecchio emblazons shawls, most of them originally her mother’s, with phrases from books in Italian and English, one of them a Toni Morrison novel.
—Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2024
Meanwhile, Paul learns to take down spice harvesters and conduct raids, his pale skin covered in dark goggles and shawls.
—Joshua Rothkopf, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2024
Even though Kat spends most of the movie a cynic, the costuming still managed to break through her tough exterior and show off her soft spot with her classic prom dress: an indigo number with a matching shawl and a string of pearls.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 31 Mar. 2024
Nayeli Lomeli, USA TODAY, 31 Aug. 2021
Noun
There is also the Spanish dancer, a slug in the form of a bright red wavy flamenco shawl.
—Helen Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Apr. 2024
From the delicate border on Petra’s woolen shawl (costumes are by David Zinn) to the Rosemaling patterns painted on the white set (by the design collective Dots), the production creates a seductive and convincing world in the realm of the senses.
—Naveen Kumar, Washington Post, 19 Mar. 2024
Among the largest donations to Kennedy's bid is also the strangest: more than $100,000 worth of alpaca shawls, handed out to the roughly 250 people who attended Kennedy's birthday party earlier this winter.
—Will McDuffie, ABC News, 14 Mar. 2024
Her other contribution is a stunning Gianfranco Ferré bustier, ball skirt, and shawl; Ferré had made it as a gift for Hale’s 20th wedding anniversary and delivered it to San Francisco personally.
—Mark Holgate, Vogue, 17 Jan. 2024
The father-and-daughter duo posed together for photographs at the event, which saw Claire elegantly dressed in a black strapless gown with a matching shawl and a pair of strappy heels.
—Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 6 Apr. 2024
Maria Adele Del Vecchio emblazons shawls, most of them originally her mother’s, with phrases from books in Italian and English, one of them a Toni Morrison novel.
—Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2024
Meanwhile, Paul learns to take down spice harvesters and conduct raids, his pale skin covered in dark goggles and shawls.
—Joshua Rothkopf, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2024
Even though Kat spends most of the movie a cynic, the costuming still managed to break through her tough exterior and show off her soft spot with her classic prom dress: an indigo number with a matching shawl and a string of pearls.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 31 Mar. 2024
Verb
He was also known for living an ascetic lifestyle, often dressing in a loincloth and shawl only.
—Nayeli Lomeli, USA TODAY, 31 Aug. 2021
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“Shawl.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shawl. Accessed 6 May. 2024.
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shawl
1 of 2 noun
: a square or oblong piece of woven or knitted fabric used especially as a covering for the head or shoulders
shawl
2 of 2 verb
: to wrap in or as if in a shawl
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