'India shawl' definitions:
Definition of 'India shawl'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 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 (Zool.), the Cashmere goat. [1913 Webster]