n. [ Per. & Hind. shāl: cf. F. châle. ] A square or oblong cloth of wool, cotton, silk, or other textile or netted fabric, used, especially by women, as a loose covering for the neck and shoulders. [ 1913 Webster ]
India shawl,
Shawl goat (Zool.),
v. t. To wrap in a shawl. Thackeray. [ 1913 Webster ]