shawl

Etymology

From Hindi शाल (śāl) and Urdu شال (śāl), from Persian شال (šâl).

noun

1. A square or rectangular piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders, typically by women.
   She wears her shawl when it's cold outside.
   Jessamy turned. Her uplifted candle showed a dark handsome young women in a black dress. She wore a wide shawl over her head which hung down on either side, only partially hiding a starched, white apron.. 1967, Barbara Sleigh, Jessamy, Sevenoaks, Kent: Bloomsbury, published 1993, page 26
2. A fold of wrinkled flesh under the lips and neck of a bloodhound, used in scenting.

verb

1. (transitive) To wrap in a shawl.