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- [shawl]
- /ʃɔl/
- /ʃɔːl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [shawl]
- /ʃɔl/
Definitions of shawl word
- noun shawl a square, triangular, or oblong piece of wool or other material worn, especially by women, about the shoulders, or the head and shoulders, in place of a coat or hat outdoors, and indoors as protection against chill or dampness. 1
- noun shawl women's garment 1
- countable noun shawl A shawl is a large piece of woollen cloth which a woman wears over her shoulders or head, or which is wrapped around a baby to keep it warm. 0
- noun shawl a piece of fabric or knitted or crocheted material worn around the shoulders by women or wrapped around a baby 0
- noun shawl an oblong or square cloth worn, esp. by women, as a covering for the head or shoulders 0
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Origin of shawl
First appearance:
before 1655 One of the 46% oldest English words
First recorded in 1655-65, shawl is from the Persian word shāl
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Parts of speech for Shawl
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
shawl popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
shawl usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for shawl
noun shawl
- ascot — a cravat with wide square ends, usually secured with an ornamental stud
- babushka — a headscarf tied under the chin, worn by Russian peasant women
- bertha — a wide deep capelike collar, often of lace, usually to cover up a low neckline
- boa — A boa or a feather boa is a long soft scarf made of feathers or of short pieces of very light fabric.
- boas — Franz (frants). 1858–1942, US anthropologist, born in Germany. He made major contributions to cultural and linguistic anthropology in studies of North American Indians, including The Mind of Primitive Man (1911; 1938)
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