\Shawl\, n. [Per. & Hind. sh[=a]l: cf. F. ch[^a]le.]
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.
{India shawl}, a kind of rich shawl made in India from the
   wool of the Cashmere goat. It is woven in pieces, which
   are sewed together.
{Shawl goat} (Zo["o]l.), the Cashmere goat.

\Shawl\, v. t.
To wrap in a shawl. --Thackeray.