shawl en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ʃɔl/ without the cot–caught merger
- /ʃɒl/ (Canada)
- /ʃɔːl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ʃɑl/ (cot-caught-merger)
- /ʃɔl/ (Scotland)
- /ʃoːl/ (Australia, British, New-Zealand, Southern, Standard)
- (US) audio cot-caught
Etymology
Borrowed from Hindustani (Hindi शाल (śāl) / Urdu شال (śāl)), from Classical Persian شال (šāl). Doublet of sari through Sanskrit.
Meanings
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A square or rectangular piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders, typically by women.
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.
1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 60:Jessamy turned. Her uplifted candle showed a dark handsome young women in a black dress. She wore a wide shawl over her head which hung down on either side, only partially hiding a starched, white apron..
1967, Barbara Sleigh, Jessamy, Sevenoaks, Kent: Bloomsbury, published 1993, →ISBN, page 26:She wears her shawl when it's cold outside.
Then came a maid with hand-bag and shawls, and after her a tall young lady. She stood for a moment holding her skirt above the grimy steps,[…], and the light of the reflector fell full upon her.
1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter V, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC:"In the coach in which I rode, there was a vacant seat till our arrival in Birmingham. Leaving Birmingham I found it filled with a fat Englishman, in drab breeches and gaiter boots, the finest specimen of a thorough John Bull that I had seen—weight about sixteen stone. He wore two top coats, a broad brimmed hat, and an enormous red travelling shawl, behind the folds of which his portly double chin was entirely hidden.
1958 October 14, “Liverpool to London in 1842”, in Railway Magazine, page 682:
- A fold of wrinkled flesh under the lips and neck of a bloodhound, used in scenting.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| shawls | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
shawl collar · shawl waistcoat · shawlless · beshawled · shawl strap · praying shawl · unshawl · India shawl · shawllike · shawlwise · shawl material · shawl pattern · prayer shawl · shawl goat · shawlette · enshawled
Descendants
Translations (101)
ja 肩巾 (a square piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders) · oj moshwe (a square piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders) · ba яулыҡ (a square piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders) · kk шәлі (a square piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders) · ms sebai (a square piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders) · fi hartiahuivi (a square piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders) · io shalo (a square piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders) · ko 숄 (a square piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders) · sv sjal (a square piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders) · hy շալ (a square piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders) · es chal (a square piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders) · kix nìe (a square piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders) · scn scialli (a square piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders) · ba шәл (a square piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders) · uk шаль (a square piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders) · gl chal (a square piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders) · sl šál (a square piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders) · es rebozo (a square piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders) · pl szal (a square piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders) · pt xale (a square piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders) · mr शाल (a square piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders) · hu sál (a square piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders) · kaa oramal (a square piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders) · cs šál (a square piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders) · mt xalla (a square piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders) · fr châle (a square piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders) · gl mantón (a square piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders) · hu nagykendő (a square piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders) · de Schal (a square piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders) · hu keszkenő (a square piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders) · ja ショール (a square piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders) · bn শাল (a square piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders) · pt xaile (a square piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders) · rw fulari (a square piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders) · alt плат (a square piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders) · ru плато́к (a square piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders) · ro șal (a square piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders) · id syal (a square piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders) · hu kendő (a square piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders) · fo herðaturriklæði (a square piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders) · kk бөкебай (a square piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders) · es mantilla (a square piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders) · es pañolón (a square piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders) · sh podbradača (a square piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders) · af sjaal (a square piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders) · lt skara (a square piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders) · lv šalle (a square piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders) · hu vállkendő (a square piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders) · da sjal (a square piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders) · fo sjal (a square piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders) · tt яулык (a square piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders) · bg шал (a square piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders) · ms syal (a square piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders) · hi शाल (a square piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders) · is sjal (a square piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders) · gd stoc (a square piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders) · eo ŝalo (a square piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders) · scn xalli (a square piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders) · sw kikoi (a square piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders) · es lliclla (a square piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders) · alt шаль (a square piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders) · fi šaali (a square piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders) · mi tarapouahi (a square piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders) · is þríhyrna (a square piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders) · nn sjal (a square piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders) · uk ху́стка (a square piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders) · ur شال (a square piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders) · tt шәл (a square piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders) · mt xall (a square piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders) · be шаль (a square piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders) · es manteleta (a square piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders) · az şal (a square piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders) · grc ἐπίβλημα (a square piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders) · he של (a square piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders) · tr şal (a square piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders) · es mantón (a square piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders) · sh podbradka (a square piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders) · mi hōro (a square piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders) · fa شال (a square piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders) · mi hikurere (a square piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders) · cmn 圍巾 /围巾 (a square piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders) · et rätik (a square piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders) · uz shol (a square piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders) · hy ուսնոց (a square piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders) · es llijlla (a square piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders) · nl sjaal (a square piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders) · nb sjal (a square piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders) · be ху́стка (a square piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders) · cy siôl (a square piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders) · sa शाटी (a square piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders) · ga seál (a square piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders) · es rebociño (a square piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders) · ru шаль (a square piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders) · es echarpe (a square piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders) · ar شَال (a square piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders) · fo sjál (a square piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders) · is herðaklútur (a square piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders) · sk šál (a square piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders) · mk шал (a square piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders) · el σάλι (a square piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders) · it scialle (a square piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders)