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a piece of cloth that is used especially by women as a covering for the head or shoulders
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“Shawl.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shawl. Accessed 2 Oct. 2022.
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The first known use of shawl was in 1662
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