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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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Recent Examples of shawls
Noun
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 The towels and shawls are lightweight, gentle on the skin and absorbent. — Tory Johnson, ABC News, 28 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shawls
  1. capes
  2. blankets
  3. wraps
  4. coats
  5. carpets
  6. sheets
  7. shrouds
  8. envelops
Noun
  • Faena staff in luxurious red capes circled around them, serving light bites and cold martinis.
    — Kenneal Patterson, Vanity Fair, 30 July 2026
  • Thousands of fans — treated with Doctor Doom masks and capes — waited nearly days to get a glimpse of Feige’s grand plan for the next era of the MCU.
    — Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 26 July 2026
Definition of capes
Verb
  • Fog often blankets these mountaintop vineyards, and the salty scent of the Pacific hovers over the vines, imparting complex notes of the sea.
    — Liz Thach, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
  • There is snow on the mountains, dense fog that blankets crops in the fall, giving life to wine-country grapes, fires in the dry season and the occasional earthquake.
    — Zinzi Clemmons, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026
Definition of blankets
Verb
  • Max wraps both hands around her throat before a guard tackles him.
    — JP Mangalindan, Time, 31 July 2026
  • Curved French doors open onto your own private terrace that wraps around the suite and looks out over the city’s rooftops.
    — Irenie Forshaw, TheWeek, 29 July 2026
Definition of wraps
Verb
  • Add the fresh corn, okra, and diced tomatoes, cooking until the tomatoes break down into a sauce that coats the tender vegetables.
    — Elizabeth Nelson, Southern Living, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The Mediterranean sun, at its apex, burns as white as the signature paint that coats most Mykonian homes.
    — Nick Remsen, Vogue, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of coats
Verb
  • 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
  • Reroll the dough sheets away from you into cylinders and loosely pinch them closed.
    — The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Dec. 2025
Definition of sheets
Verb
  • 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
  • To understand why that shrouds a black hole in mystery, consider how no signal can travel faster than light.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 26 June 2026
Definition of shrouds
Verb
  • The cylindrical backrest envelops the guest, encouraging conversation and connection.
    — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 23 July 2026
  • Government officials met late Monday to talk about strategies as two backhoes continue cleanup efforts while a powerful smell envelops the area.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 July 2026
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