Meaning of Shawl | Babel Free
ʃɔːlDefinitions
- A square or rectangular piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders, typically by women.
- A fold of wrinkled flesh under the lips and neck of a bloodhound, used in scenting.
Equivalents
Azərbaycanca
sal
Беларуская
хустка
Български
шал
বাংলা
শাল
Cymraeg
siôl
Dansk
sjal
Deutsch
schal
Ελληνικά
Σάλι
Esperanto
ŝalo
Eesti
rätik
فارسی
شال
Français
châle
Gaeilge
seal
Gàidhlig
stoc
Galego
mantón
עברית
של
Íslenska
sjal
Italiano
scialle
한국어
숄
Lietuvių
skara
Latviešu
šalle
Te Reo Māori
horo
Македонски
шал
मराठी
शाल
Nederlands
sjaal
Polski
szal
Română
sal
Slovenščina
šal
Svenska
själ
Kiswahili
kikoi
Türkçe
sal
اردو
شال
Oʻzbekcha
shol
Tiếng Việt
khăn san
Examples
“She wears her shawl when it's cold outside.”
“Just then Norbourne entered the chamber; and, fancying from her attitude that his wife was asleep, he approached softly, and drew a large shawl around her.”
“Then came a maid with hand-bag and shawls, and after her a tall young lady. She stood for a moment holding her skirt above the grimy steps,[…], and the light of the reflector fell full upon her.”
“"In the coach in which I rode, there was a vacant seat till our arrival in Birmingham. Leaving Birmingham I found it filled with a fat Englishman, in drab breeches and gaiter boots, the finest specimen of a thorough John Bull that I had seen—weight about sixteen stone. He wore two top coats, a broad brimmed hat, and an enormous red travelling shawl, behind the folds of which his portly double chin was entirely hidden.”
“Jessamy turned. Her uplifted candle showed a dark handsome young women in a black dress. She wore a wide shawl over her head which hung down on either side, only partially hiding a starched, white apron..”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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