Shawl

[Sarah]

A square or oblong cloth of wool, cotton, silk, or othertextile or netted fabric, used, especially by women, as a loosecovering for the neck and shoulders. India shawl, a kind of richshawl made in India from the wool of the Cashmere goat. It is wovenin pieces, which are sewed together.-- Shawl goat (Zoöl.), the Cashmere goat.

[Luis Fok]

A piece of fabric worn by women over the shoulders or head or wrapped round a baby.

[Jessica]

A large cloth that a woman [tosses] or [drapes] around her shoulders. Used primarily for warmth and occasionally to make a fashionable appearance. There have been specific variations on the shawl, such as a piano shawl, which includes fringe and [embroidery].