Definition of Shawl

a wool garment worn by women to cover their head or shoulders

Examples of Shawl in a sentence

Placing the shawl over her head, Little Red Riding Hood stepped out of the cottage and headed towards the woods.  🔊

Griping her shawl tightly as she shivered, the woman was thankful that she had her wrapper to take away some of the chill.  🔊

Hiding her face with the shawl that once covered her shoulders, the fortune teller liked to keep an air of mystery while meeting with her clients.  🔊

Cool fall weather made it impossible to intend a football game without a warm shawl wrapped around the shoulders.  🔊

Her own wool shawl was the only warm clothing the poor mother had to swaddle her infant during the harsh winter.  🔊

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