Definition of shawl
: a square or oblong usually fabric garment or wrapper used especially as a covering for the head or shoulders
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For party favors, the couple gave their guests custom purple baby blankets, a nod to the epic portrait shawl Cardi once wore to the airport.
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Shaidayi walks down Kharabat wrapped in a woolen shawl.
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Their 64th member, a sharp-eyed mason named Mohammed, arrived on Sunday with just a change of clothes knotted into the shawl on his back.
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Her downcast eyes, that clutch of her shawl, strongly suggested both those things.
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The newest prince made his appearance in the white hat that also matched the knit shawl from G.H.Hurt & Son.
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Get All the Details About the Adorable Photo Mom Kate Took The shawls are available in a variety of colors and patterns, and cost between $50 and $130.
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The Undercut cardi by M.K. Nance, and the Anabiel shawl by Marnie MacLean.
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And [her sister] Helen, played by Pippa Coulthard, wanted watercolors, and shawls, and kind of more of an artistic side.
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Origin and Etymology of shawl
Persian shāl
Definition of shawl
First Known Use of shawl
1812
SHAWL Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of shawl for English Language Learners
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: a piece of cloth that is used especially by women as a covering for the head or shoulders
SHAWL Defined for Kids
noun
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Definition of shawl for Students
: a square or oblong piece of cloth used especially by women as a loose covering for the head or shoulders
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