Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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

Source : WordNet®

shawl
     n : cloak consisting of an oblong piece of cloth used to cover
         the head and shoulders