Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
cloak consisting of an oblong piece of cloth used to cover the head and shoulders;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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 of rich shawl made in India from the
wool of the Cashmere goat. It is woven in pieces, which
are sewed together.
Shawl goat (Zool.), the Cashmere goat.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Shawl \Shawl\, v. t.
To wrap in a shawl. --Thackeray.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
shawl
n 1: cloak consisting of an oblong piece of cloth used to cover
the head and shoulders