shawln.[Per. & Hind. shl: cf. F. chle.] 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 (Zol.), the Cashmere goat.()v. t. To wrap in a shawl.(Thackeray.)