Shawl
noun
A piece of fabric worn by women over the shoulders or head, usually for warmth or decoration.
She wrapped a shawl around her shoulders to keep warm.
Often appears as...
- wrap a shawl
- wear a shawl
noun
A fabric cover, often used for protection or mystery.
The fortune teller wore a colorful shawl that hid her face.
Often appears as...
- drape a shawl
- shawl over
Usage tips
Literary
noun
A piece of fabric worn by women over the shoulders or head, usually for warmth or decoration.
She wrapped a shawl around her shoulders to keep warm.
Often appears as...
- wrap a shawl
- wear a shawl
noun
A fabric cover, often used for protection or mystery.
The fortune teller wore a colorful shawl that hid her face.
Often appears as...
- drape a shawl
- shawl over
Usage tips
Literary
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Garment
Shawls have cultural significance in many countries and can symbolize heritage or status.
Her embroidered shawl is a traditional garment in her culture.
Pro Tip 2/3Occasion Specific
Shawls are suitable for formal events like weddings and can add elegance to attire.
For the evening gala, she chose a silk shawl to complement her dress.
Pro Tip 3/3Material Matters
Shawls can be made from various materials affecting their appearance, from wool to lace.
In winter, a woolen shawl is both stylish and practical.
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Garment
Shawls have cultural significance in many countries and can symbolize heritage or status.
Her embroidered shawl is a traditional garment in her culture.
Pro Tip 2/3Occasion Specific
Shawls are suitable for formal events like weddings and can add elegance to attire.
For the evening gala, she chose a silk shawl to complement her dress.
Pro Tip 3/3Material Matters
Shawls can be made from various materials affecting their appearance, from wool to lace.
In winter, a woolen shawl is both stylish and practical.
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Garment
Shawls have cultural significance in many countries and can symbolize heritage or status.
Her embroidered shawl is a traditional garment in her culture.
Pro Tip 2/3Occasion Specific
Shawls are suitable for formal events like weddings and can add elegance to attire.
For the evening gala, she chose a silk shawl to complement her dress.
Pro Tip 3/3Material Matters
Shawls can be made from various materials affecting their appearance, from wool to lace.
In winter, a woolen shawl is both stylish and practical.
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Video examples
Portraits of Afghanistan...
national television playing in an orchestra in kabul kiana explained that when the sisters came home to visit their parents they had to cloak themselves in chat ors large shawls or burqas to obscure their identities they do go back once in a while very rarely but they put
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Going Undercover to Save...
also buy this beautiful shawl that you have on your store front right so we have to really really make that shift super fast wait so who who could they have been like who who were you afraid these uniformed people were they were from the government
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In search for the man...
And as I sat contemplating what to say, a woman approached in a black shawl and black robe. I stepped from my car and said "Shalom," and identified myself, and she told me that her husband Abed would be home from work in four hours.
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The Unconquered:...
unprovoked with their war clubs with shawl skull shattering blows that they would deliver with their clubs so the head bashers are on one side of the river and the arrow people with their poison tipped arrows on the other side
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How education helped me...
was during my commute to college. I did not have access to computers, so I had to borrow a college junior's cell phone. As a woman, I could not be seen with a cell phone, so I used to huddle his phone under my shawl
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The Cambodian myth of...
She had left her shawl out overnight and won the contest by simply wringing out the fabric over her glass. Proud of all his students, and loving them like his own children, Lok Ta surprised all three with gifts.
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BBC Earth 50 Top Natural...
through the mark spy hippo glimpses an extraordinary sight fish are shadowing the hippos every move these are Barb's they usually feed on the riverbed but when the hip was appear they shawl around them
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4 Powerful Poems about...
Barefoot, careful on the slick slate slabs, I need no light, I know the way, stoop by the mint bed, scoop a fistful of moist earth, then grope for a chair, spread a shawl, and sit,
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The 'Beauty' Regime of...
they shawl around them as spy hippo moves closer it's clear that their skin is a maze of cuts and scratches these fight marks easily become infected and parasites can also invade
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5 Amazing Animal...
fish are shadowing the hippos every move these are Barb's they usually feed on the riverbed but when the hip was appear they shawl around them as spy hippo
Video examples
Portraits of Afghanistan...
national television playing in an orchestra in kabul kiana explained that when the sisters came home to visit their parents they had to cloak themselves in chat ors large shawls or burqas to obscure their identities they do go back once in a while very rarely but they put
Video examples
Going Undercover to Save...
also buy this beautiful shawl that you have on your store front right so we have to really really make that shift super fast wait so who who could they have been like who who were you afraid these uniformed people were they were from the government
Video examples
In search for the man...
And as I sat contemplating what to say, a woman approached in a black shawl and black robe. I stepped from my car and said "Shalom," and identified myself, and she told me that her husband Abed would be home from work in four hours.
Video examples
The Unconquered:...
unprovoked with their war clubs with shawl skull shattering blows that they would deliver with their clubs so the head bashers are on one side of the river and the arrow people with their poison tipped arrows on the other side
Video examples
How education helped me...
was during my commute to college. I did not have access to computers, so I had to borrow a college junior's cell phone. As a woman, I could not be seen with a cell phone, so I used to huddle his phone under my shawl
Video examples
The Cambodian myth of...
She had left her shawl out overnight and won the contest by simply wringing out the fabric over her glass. Proud of all his students, and loving them like his own children, Lok Ta surprised all three with gifts.
Video examples
BBC Earth 50 Top Natural...
through the mark spy hippo glimpses an extraordinary sight fish are shadowing the hippos every move these are Barb's they usually feed on the riverbed but when the hip was appear they shawl around them
Video examples
4 Powerful Poems about...
Barefoot, careful on the slick slate slabs, I need no light, I know the way, stoop by the mint bed, scoop a fistful of moist earth, then grope for a chair, spread a shawl, and sit,
Video examples
The 'Beauty' Regime of...
they shawl around them as spy hippo moves closer it's clear that their skin is a maze of cuts and scratches these fight marks easily become infected and parasites can also invade
Video examples
5 Amazing Animal...
fish are shadowing the hippos every move these are Barb's they usually feed on the riverbed but when the hip was appear they shawl around them as spy hippo
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Quote examples
Deborah Harkness
American Novelist
Witches are the kind of more traditional, home and family, craft people - so they're the ones who are making things; crocheting shawls and things like that. But then they also have that slightly confident, dangerous, edge. I always see them as having very extreme hair, either amazingly beautiful straight hair or kind of wild.
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Rupert Everett
English Actor
As a kid I would be put to bed when my parents had guests and because I was such a show-off I would go to my mum's room, put on her nightdress and Jackie Onassis shawl, run downstairs, go outside, ring the doorbell and pretend to be one of the guests. I'd say, 'Hello, I'm Mrs. So-and-So.
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Jerome Charyn
American Author
Lincoln prevailed: wearing his green shawl in the White House and gripped with melancholy, his feet constantly cold, he preserved a nation that had begun to unravel, often holding it together with nothing more than the flat of his hand and his unfaltering sense of human worth.
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George Combe
American Educator
I requested the gentlemen to put on their hats, and the ladies their shawls, to avoid catching cold, and then had the windows widely opened. This proceeding caused some astonishment and alarm at first; for the Americans generally have a dread of cold air.
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Jack Nicklaus
American Golfer
I played competitive golf all my life. Then all of a sudden, when I quit playing the game, I've got all this spare time and this energy. And certainly I wasn't ready to pack up my bags and go sit in front of the television with a shawl on.
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Harry Houdini
Hungarian Entertainer
A common pickpocket trick is for the operator to carry a shawl or overcoat carelessly over the left arm, and to take a seat on the right side of the person they intend to rob in a streetcar or other vehicle.
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Joan Hickson
English Actress
I thought I was the wrong shape: that Miss Marple would be much fluffier than me, much more wearing shawls and things. But I was persuaded, and now, well - I can only do it my way.
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Britt Ekland
Swedish Actress
I used to collect vintage clothing - exquisite lace dresses, embroidered shawls and ornate jewelry - but that's just not me any more.
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Torrey DeVitto
American Actress
I love wraps and shawls.
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Grace Gummer
American Actress
I love shawls!
Quote examples
Deborah Harkness
American Novelist
Witches are the kind of more traditional, home and family, craft people - so they're the ones who are making things; crocheting shawls and things like that. But then they also have that slightly confident, dangerous, edge. I always see them as having very extreme hair, either amazingly beautiful straight hair or kind of wild.
Quote examples
Rupert Everett
English Actor
As a kid I would be put to bed when my parents had guests and because I was such a show-off I would go to my mum's room, put on her nightdress and Jackie Onassis shawl, run downstairs, go outside, ring the doorbell and pretend to be one of the guests. I'd say, 'Hello, I'm Mrs. So-and-So.
Quote examples
Jerome Charyn
American Author
Lincoln prevailed: wearing his green shawl in the White House and gripped with melancholy, his feet constantly cold, he preserved a nation that had begun to unravel, often holding it together with nothing more than the flat of his hand and his unfaltering sense of human worth.
Quote examples
George Combe
American Educator
I requested the gentlemen to put on their hats, and the ladies their shawls, to avoid catching cold, and then had the windows widely opened. This proceeding caused some astonishment and alarm at first; for the Americans generally have a dread of cold air.
Quote examples
Jack Nicklaus
American Golfer
I played competitive golf all my life. Then all of a sudden, when I quit playing the game, I've got all this spare time and this energy. And certainly I wasn't ready to pack up my bags and go sit in front of the television with a shawl on.
Quote examples
Harry Houdini
Hungarian Entertainer
A common pickpocket trick is for the operator to carry a shawl or overcoat carelessly over the left arm, and to take a seat on the right side of the person they intend to rob in a streetcar or other vehicle.
Quote examples
Joan Hickson
English Actress
I thought I was the wrong shape: that Miss Marple would be much fluffier than me, much more wearing shawls and things. But I was persuaded, and now, well - I can only do it my way.
Quote examples
Britt Ekland
Swedish Actress
I used to collect vintage clothing - exquisite lace dresses, embroidered shawls and ornate jewelry - but that's just not me any more.
Quote examples
Torrey DeVitto
American Actress
I love wraps and shawls.
Quote examples
Grace Gummer
American Actress
I love shawls!
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