Synonyms of shawls

shawls 1 of 2

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

Related Words

• stoles
• wraps
• serapes
• capes
• capotes
• frocks
• cloaks
• mantles
• mantillas
• pelisses
• cowls
• ponchos
• capelets
• mantas
• tippets
• palatines
• manteaus
• capuchins
• mantelets
• burnooses
• dominoes
• pelerines
• josephs
• roquelaures

shawls

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of shawl

as in blankets

Related Words

• blankets
• wraps
• coats
• mantles
• carpets
• sheets
• shrouds
• envelops
• clothes
• enwraps
• curtains
• enrobes
• enshrouds
• encloses
• cloaks
• veils
• enswathes
• swathes
• overlays
• overspreads
• overlies
• covers
• circles
• encircles
• encompasses

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of shawls

Noun

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

The massage also uses traditional shawls and harmonic movements to free the body of stress from head to toe. — Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 12 Mar. 2026