SHAWL


Meaning of SHAWL in English

■ noun a piece of fabric worn by women over the shoulders or head or wrapped round a baby.

Derivatives

~ed adjective

Origin

C17: from Urdu and Pers. šāl , prob. from Shāliāt , a town in India.

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.