Definition of Shawls. Meaning of Shawls. Synonyms of Shawls

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Definition of Shawls

Shawl
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. 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 (Zo["o]l.), the Cashmere goat.
Shawl
Shawl Shawl, v. t. To wrap in a shawl. --Thackeray.

Meaning of Shawls from wikipedia

- "Norwich shawl" was produced by hand weavers using silk and worsted and supplied the high end of the market.Paisley shawls, imitation Kashmiri shawls woven...
- jamawar shawl. Until the rule of Shah Jahan (1592–1666), shahtoosh shawls were reserved for Mughal royalty, with only the more common pashmina shawls being...
- as Orenburg shawls/scarves/ "Orenburgskyi Platok" in Russian. In the English-speaking world, they are often called "wedding ring shawls" because, although...
- would weave plain shawls, but following the arrival of craftspeople from Bushahr in the early 1940s, the trend of more patterned shawls came to rise. Typical...
- Prayer shawl may refer to: Tallit, in Judaism A mantilla in Roman Catholic Christianity. A prayer cloth found among some Pentecostal Christians. This...
- Faroese shawls are shaped like butterfly wings. Some have very long ends so they can be tied around the wearer's waist for extra warmth. The shawls often...
- lightweight shawls that were hand knit, crocheted, or woven; and would have been of solid color, plaid, print, or paisley. Lightweight shawls, worn directly...
- geometric designs give the shawls a Central Asian influence. Shawls for commercial purposes are woven with frame loom, pitlooms shawls cater to the local usage...
- Shawl **** is a condition in which the **** surrounds the ****, resembling a 'shawl'. It is a characteristic of some syndromes such as Aarskog-Scott...
- East India Company, saw examples of Kashmir shawls brought back to Europe. Around 1805, the first shawls in imitation of Kashmir originals were produced...