: a square or oblong usually fabric garment or wrapper used especially as a covering for the head or shoulders
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Rachel Raposas, People.com, 28 Feb. 2025
Styled by Ryan Young, Brown wore a sheer, pale blue beaded Giorgio Armani dress paired with a silk navy shawl—which is actually the same outfit Gwyneth Paltrow wore at the 1998 New York premiere of her movie Shakespeare in Love.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 28 Feb. 2025
Nayeli Lomeli, USA TODAY, 31 Aug. 2021
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Noun
Like Paltrow in the '90s, Brown paired the gown with a blue shawl.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 28 Feb. 2025
Styled by Ryan Young, Brown wore a sheer, pale blue beaded Giorgio Armani dress paired with a silk navy shawl—which is actually the same outfit Gwyneth Paltrow wore at the 1998 New York premiere of her movie Shakespeare in Love.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 28 Feb. 2025
Verb
He was also known for living an ascetic lifestyle, often dressing in a loincloth and shawl only.
—Nayeli Lomeli, USA TODAY, 31 Aug. 2021
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“Shawl.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shawl. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.
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shawl
1 of 2 noun
: a square or oblong piece of woven or knitted fabric used especially as a covering for the head or shoulders
shawl
2 of 2 verb
: to wrap in or as if in a shawl
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