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A blanket that learned manners and decided to stay on your shoulders all night.
means A piece of fabric, usually rectangular or triangular, worn loosely over the shoulders or head for warmth or decoration.
from From Persian 'shāl,' a word for a fine woven wrap, which travelled into Urdu and Hindi and then into English through trade with India — arriving in the 17th–18th centuries along with the prized woolen shawls of Kashmir. The garment carried its name across the world much as it carries warmth across shoulders.
- royal origin
- Kashmir shawls once cost more than houses in Europe
- napoleon link
- He gifted Josephine hundreds, sparking a Paris craze
- the prayer kind
- Jewish tallit fringes are knotted to count commandments
- name roots
- From Persian 'shal,' a fabric named for itself
pashmina shawl of kashmir — woven from cashmere wool in kashmir valley for over 500 years, prized luxury textile
orenburg lace shawl — traditional russian openwork shawl from orenburg region, made from goat down since 1830s
rebozo of mexico — long woven shawl worn across body in mexico, used functionally for carrying goods and babies