Shawl (noun)
shaw-l
A piece of fabric worn by women over the shoulders or head or wrapped round a baby.
Early 17th century from Urdu and Persian šāl, probably from Shāliāt, the name of a town in India.
Example sentences
“she wore a shawl draped across her shoulders.”
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