: a square or oblong usually fabric garment or wrapper used especially as a covering for the head or shoulders
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Hung Duong, Artforum, 18 June 2025
These lightweight wraps can be styled in various ways, such as a skirt, dress or shawl.
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Nayeli Lomeli, USA TODAY, 31 Aug. 2021
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Noun
Donning a shawl embroidered with floral patterns traditionally designed by women from Paete, her parents’ hometown, this Maria folds her arms in defiance, her face stern.
—Hung Duong, Artforum, 18 June 2025
These lightweight wraps can be styled in various ways, such as a skirt, dress or shawl.
—Jené Luciani Sena
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 15 June 2025
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 14 Jul. 2025.
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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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