What is another word for shawl?

Pronunciation: [ʃˈɔːl] (IPA)

A shawl is a versatile accessory that can be worn in different styles, depending on the occasion. There are many synonyms for the word "shawl", including "wrap", "mantle", "cape", "scarf", "stole", and "pashmina". A wrap is a large piece of fabric that can be draped around the shoulders. A mantle is a loose, sleeveless cloak worn over other clothes. A cape is a short, hooded garment that covers the shoulders and upper back. A scarf is a narrow, long piece of fabric that can be wrapped around the neck. A stole is a long, narrow scarf or shawl. A pashmina is a soft, fine wool scarf or shawl from the Kashmir region of India.

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Usage examples for Shawl

She put on her shawl and bonnet and walked out to see Mary Ballard.
"The Eye of Dread"
Payne Erskine
It's too cold for you to stand in the door with no shawl.
"The Eye of Dread"
Payne Erskine
And she wrapped her shawl around Joan as she spoke.
"The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II)"
Charles James Lever

Famous quotes with Shawl

  • Alexandra drew her shawl closer about her and stood leaning against the frame of the mill, looking at the stars which glittered so keenly through the frosty autumn air. She always loved to watch them, to think of their vastness and distance, and of their ordered march. It fortified her to reflect upon the great operations of nature, and when she thought of the law that lay behind them, she felt a sense of personal security.
    Willa Cather
  • And I have known the arms already, known them all — Arms that are braceleted and white and bare [But in the lamplight, downed with light brown hair!] It is perfume from a dress That makes me so digress? Arms that lie along a table, or wrap about a shawl. And should I then presume?
    T. S. Eliot
  • So the baby was carried in a small deal box, under an ancient woman's shawl, to the churchyard that night, and buried by lantern-light, at the cost of a shilling and a pint of beer to the sexton, in that shabby corner of God's allotment where He lets the nettles grow, and where all unbaptized infants, notorious drunkards, suicides, and others of the conjecturally damned are laid.
    Thomas Hardy
  • “Baine, what do you think of this?” Tossie said, indicating the bishop’s bird stump. “Don’t you agree it’s the most beautiful piece of art you’ve ever seen?” Baine straightened and looked at it, blinking water out of his eyes. There was a considerable pause while Baine wrung out his sleeve. “No.” Tossie said, making it into a screamlet. “No.”... “What do you mean, ‘no’?” “I mean the sculpture is a hideous atrocity, vulgarly conceived, badly designed, and shoddily executed,” he said, folding the shawl carefully and bending to lay it back in the bundle. “How you say that,” Tossie said, her cheeks very pink. Baine straightened. “I beg you pardon, miss. I thought you were asking my opinion.” “I but I expected you to tell me you thought it was beautiful.” He bowed slightly. “As you wish, miss.” He looked at it, his face impassive. “It is very beautiful.”
    Connie Willis

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