Shawl — Shawl, n. [Per. & Hind. sh[=a]l: cf. F. ch[^a]le.] A square or oblong cloth of wool, cotton, silk, or other textile or netted fabric, used, especially by women, as a loose covering for the neck and shoulders. [1913 Webster] {India shawl}, a kind… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Shawl — Shawl, v. t. To wrap in a shawl. Thackeray. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Shawl — Shawl, der Name des feinsten Wollenzeugs, das nur im Oriente und zwar von der seidenweichen Wolle der tibetanischen Ziegen in so hoher Vollkommenheit verfertigt wird (s. Caschmirsyawl), sieht ursprünglich hellgrau aus. Man bleicht die Wolle… … Damen Conversations Lexikon
shawl — shawl; shawl·less; un·shawl; … English syllables
shawl — [ ʃɔl ] noun count a large piece of material that is worn by a woman around her shoulders or on her head: a lace shawl … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
shawl — (n.) 1660s, originally of a type of scarf worn in Asia, from Urdu and other Indian languages, from Pers. shal, sometimes said to be named for Shaliat, town in India where it was first manufactured. Cf. Fr. chále, Sp. chal, It. scialle, Ger. Shawl … Etymology dictionary
Shawl — (spr. Schahl), 1) große, meist seine bunte Umschlagtücher, welche entweder gleich lang u. breit, od. nur ungefähr halb so breit als lang sind (Longshawls), od. auch doppelt so breit als lang (Doppelshawls). Das vierschäftig geköperte Grundgewebe… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Shawl — Shawl, s. Schal … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
shawl — [ʃo:l US ʃo:l] n [Date: 1600 1700; : Persian; Origin: shal] a piece of cloth, in a square or ↑triangular shape, that is worn around the shoulders or head, especially by women … Dictionary of contemporary English
shawl — ► NOUN ▪ a large piece of fabric worn by women over the shoulders or head or wrapped round a baby. DERIVATIVES shawled adjective. ORIGIN Urdu and Persian, probably from Sh li t, a town in India … English terms dictionary
