shawl

noun
UK: /ʃɔːl/
US: /ʃɔːl/

  1. A piece of cloth worn around the shoulders or head.

    1. She wore a shawl to keep warm.
    2. The elderly woman draped a colorful shawl over her shoulders as she sat in her rocking chair.
shawl transitive-verb

  1. To cover or wrap with a shawl.

    1. Shawl the baby before going outside.
    2. She shawled herself against the evening chill as she walked along the beach.

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The phonetic transcription of "shawl" is /ʃɔːl/ in British English and /ʃɔːl/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Example usage of "shawl": "She wore a shawl to keep warm.". More examples on the page.