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shawl
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
shawl
(noun)
prayer shawl
(noun)
shawl
/
ˈ
ʃɑːl/
noun
plural
shawls
shawl
/
ˈ
ʃɑːl/
noun
plural
shawls
Britannica Dictionary definition of SHAWL
[
count
]
:
a piece of cloth that is used especially by women as a covering for the head or shoulders
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