shawl
verb
- cover with a shawl
noun
- simple item of clothing, loosely worn over the shoulders, upper body and arms
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ʃɔːl/ / /ʃoːl/ / /ʃɔl/
noun
Etymology: From Hindi शाल (śāl) and Urdu شال (śāl), from Persian شال (šâl).
- A square or rectangular piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders, typically by women.
“She wears her shawl when it's cold outside.”
“Just then Norbourne entered the chamber; and, fancying from her attitude that his wife was asleep, he approached softly, and drew a large shawl around her.”
- A fold of wrinkled flesh under the lips and neck of a bloodhound, used in scenting.
verb
Etymology: From Hindi शाल (śāl) and Urdu شال (śāl), from Persian شال (šâl).
- To wrap in a shawl.
“Rebecca was shawling her in an upper apartment , where these two friends had an opportunity for a little of that secret talking and conspiring which forms the delight of female life”