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Webster 1913 Edition

Shawl

Shawl

,
Noun.
[Per. & Hind.
shāl
: cf. F.
châle
.]
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.
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.

Shawl

,
Verb.
T.
To wrap in a shawl.
Thackeray.

Webster 1828 Edition

Shawl

SHAWL

,
Noun.
A cloth of wool, cotton, silk or hair, used by females as a loose covering for the neck and shoulders. Shawls are of various sizes from that of a hankerchief to that of a counterpane. Shawls were originally manufactured in the heart of India from the fine silky wool of the Thibet sheep, and the best shawls now come from Cashmere; but they are also manufactured in Europe. The largest kinds are used in train-dresses and for long scarfs.

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