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noun

plural of shawl

as in stoles

a piece of cloth that is used especially by women as a covering for the head or shoulders

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verb

present tense third-person singular of shawl

as in blankets

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Noun

In addition to Nyx’s resonant vocals, the classic costumes, flowing shawls and windswept hair of the real Nicks will transport audiences back in time. — Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026 Next to the workshop, a small showroom displays scarves, shawls, jackets, bags and other products made from Pulu and Zeter. — ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026 Men don ritual shawls and leather prayer boxes, the time of the prayer dictated not by a clock but by the rising of the sun. — Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 25 July 2026 Bostonians with ties to Cape Verde wore the country’s flag on bags, shawls, and most popularly, soccer jerseys during a City Hall flag raising Sunday to celebrate the archipelago nation’s 51st Independence Day. — Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 5 July 2026 Residents are also often in need of slippers, non-slip socks, and cozier items, such as shawls and cardigans. — Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 1 July 2026 Lightweight cotton shawls are expected to be a major summer trend, especially in bright colors and patterns. — Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 29 May 2026 There is Yaser Shaw, whose tissue-thin shawls come in shades of chartreuse and hot pink and include delicate embroidery. — Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 28 Apr. 2026 Cashmere wool was initially used for Kashmiri shawls and became popular as a fabric for other sorts of clothing in Europe, such as sweaters. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Mar. 2026

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Noun

Some guests come in costumes of their own—velvet capes, lace-up bodices, and intricate braids.

— Alessandra Schade, Vanity Fair, 28 Oct. 2026
Then came the silver capes and dark shades that are part of the walk.

— Franchesca Guim, Billboard, 13 Oct. 2026

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Verb

Finally, grab 26% off the Netgear RAX5 Wi-Fi 6 router, which blankets your home with fast AX1600 speeds.

— Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 13 Oct. 2026
Building more captive coal for aluminum will worsen the toxic haze that often blankets Southeast Asian cities, like Jakarta, according to Muhammad Al Amin, with the Indonesian Forum for Environment.

— ABC News, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of blankets

Verb

Concourse’s slate also includes Parish starring Nicolas Cage, Dane Dehaan and Alexandra Shipp, which wraps production this week in Minnesota, and Vision Board starring Lucy Hale, which is currently in pre-production.

— Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2026
Above its three-story concrete lower walls the gallery’s structure becomes a lean, self-supporting steel diagrid (think of a giant Erector Set) that wraps around the orbiter without interior walls or columns.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of wraps

Verb

The rich, silky formula coats the lips with collagen-boosting peptides, Brazilian acai butter, and African mongongo butter to plump and lock in moisture, while lactic acid and hibiscus flower enzymes buff away dry, flaky texture.

— Tasha Nicole Smith, Allure, 30 Oct. 2026
Also, if one coats the surface of a daguerreotype with a layer of gold, the colors shift more to the red side of the spectrum.

— Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of coats

Verb

Many of the local vineyards host harvest events during fall, while in the spring, lush greenery carpets the surrounding hillsides (and there are fewer crowds to contend with on the roads and hiking trails).

— Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 24 Oct. 2026
Found in small quantities in the solar wind, He-3 is implanted in the lunar regolith, the layer of loose, fragmented material that carpets the terrain of the moon.

— Leonard David, Space.com, 30 Sep. 2025

Definition of carpets

Verb

Across Indonesia, seasonal forest fires are beginning to subside, but thick haze still shrouds parts of the island of Kalimantan.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026
Officials recommended Friday that Marylanders, especially those with underlying medical conditions, stay indoors as the smoke shrouds the state.

— Nicole Pilsbury, Baltimore Sun, 17 July 2026

Definition of shrouds

Verb

Soft shearling envelops the silhouettes inside and out, adding a tactile dimension to the design.

— Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026
The hotel’s unprecedented vantage point envelops guests in panoramic views of Melbourne and the ocean lapping at Port Phillip Bay.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

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