Shawl vs. Shaw: What's the Difference?
Shawl and Shaw Definitions
Shawl
A usually square, rectangular, or triangular piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, or shoulders.
Shaw
A thicket; a small wood or grove.
Shawl
To cover with or as if with such a piece of cloth.
Shaw
(Scotland) The leaves and tops of vegetables, especially potatoes and turnips.
Shawl
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.
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Shaw
A thicket; a small wood or grove.
Gaillard he was as goldfinch in the shaw.
The green shaws, the merry green woods.
Shawl
A fold of wrinkled flesh under the lips and neck of a bloodhound, used in scenting.
Shaw
The leaves and tops of vegetables, as of potatoes, turnips, etc.
Shawl
(transitive) To wrap in a shawl.
Shaw
United States clarinetist and leader of a swing band (born in 1910)
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Shawl
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.
Shaw
United States humorist who wrote about rural life (1818-1885)
Shawl
To wrap in a shawl.
Shaw
United States physician and suffragist (1847-1919)
Shawl
Cloak consisting of an oblong piece of cloth used to cover the head and shoulders
Shaw
British playwright (born in Ireland); founder of the Fabian Society (1856-1950)
