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Synonyms for shawl

Grammar : Noun
Spell : shawl
Phonetic Transcription : ʃɔl

Définition of shawl

Origin :
  • 1660s, originally of a type of scarf worn in Asia, from Urdu and other Indian languages, from Persian shal, sometimes said to be named for Shaliat, town in India where it was first manufactured [Klein]. Cf. French châle, Spanish chal, Italian scialle, German Shawl (from English), Russian shal, all ultimately from the same source. As the name of an article of clothing worn by Western women, it is recorded from 1767.
  • noun cloak
Example sentences :
  • "Robin, you might get me my shawl;" and Robin would go and get the shawl and put it round her.
  • Extract from : « Life and Death of Harriett Frean » by May Sinclair
  • When that was done she made a bundle of her cloak and shawl, and lay down in her clothes.
  • Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
  • Mrs. Rosenfeld was standing in the lower hall, a shawl about her shoulders.
  • Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • I shall wrap myself in a shawl, which will hide a portion of my face.
  • Extract from : « Camps, Quarters and Casual Places » by Archibald Forbes
  • The girl's face flushed, and she began to fumble the shawl nervously with her fingers.
  • Extract from : « The Underdog » by F. Hopkinson Smith
  • She had one end of the shawl between her fingers and was twisting it aimlessly.
  • Extract from : « The Underdog » by F. Hopkinson Smith
  • I opened the shawl, that the little one might feel the heat, and said nothing.
  • Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic
  • Mary had thrown her shawl over her head, and was just stepping out.
  • Extract from : « The Works of Whittier, Volume V (of VII) » by John Greenleaf Whittier
  • Her shawl was dragged to one side, and her bonnet sat rakishly.
  • Extract from : « Tiverton Tales » by Alice Brown
  • She folded her shawl more closely about her and moved toward the door.
  • Extract from : « Tiverton Tales » by Alice Brown

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