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How to pronounce shawl in English?

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Type Words
Type of cloak
Has types prayer shawl, sarape, serape, tallis, tallith

Examples of shawl

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Gloria adjusts her shawl, an extravagant, embroidered piece of translucent wool.
From the theatlantic.com
Justine selected an elegant, black Marilyn-Monroe style dress and a blue shawl.
From the charlotteobserver.com
A snow white mink shawl over an opulent bridal gown creates a very luxe effect.
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Others are shown wearing the kippah, or skullcap, and the tallit, or prayer shawl.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Got a special outfit that needs to be dressed up with jewelry, a shawl, or a belt?
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She wore a bonnet and wrapped a shawl around herself and her Chihuahua, Bucky.
From the thenewstribune.com
Among many tribes the design of the shawl denotes the social status of the wearer.
From the en.wikipedia.org
One animal yields 150 grams of fleece and five animals are needed for a shawl.
From the newscientist.com
The priest wore a pink vestments, and Grace's mother, Lynn, wore a pink shawl.
From the orlandosentinel.com
More examples
  • Cloak consisting of an oblong piece of cloth used to cover the head and shoulders
  • A shawl (from Persian: u0634u0627u0644u200Eu200E shu0101l, ultimately from Sanskrit: u0936u093Eu091Fu0940 u015Bu0101u1E6Du012B) is a simple item of clothing, loosely worn over the shoulders, upper body and arms, and sometimes also over the head. It is usually a rectangular or square piece of cloth, that is often folded to make a triangle but can also be triangular in shape. Other shapes include oblong shawls.
  • The Shawl is a four act play by David Mamet. It was first presented on April 19, 1985 by the Goodman Theatre's New Theatre Company in Chicago as the premiere production of their Briar Street Theatre. It was directed by Gregory Mosher with the following cast: John - Mike Nussbaum
  • The Shawl (1989) is a story collection consisting of a short story and a novella by Cynthia Ozick. Published in 1989, the book consists of two separately published yet connected stories, "The Shawl" and "Rosa".
  • (shawled) Dressed in a shawl
  • To dream of a shawl, denotes that some one will offer you flattery and favor. To lose your shawl, foretells sorrow and discomfort. A young woman is in danger of being jilted by a good-looking man, after this dream.
  • Longer hair around neck and shoulders (e.g. Tibetan Spaniel).
  • A smooth, rounded lapel.
  • A simple shaped type of curtain, often with a fringe of coarse appearance.