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lapel (iou) and shawl (medicine)


lapel (iou)



lapel noun. M17.
[from LAP noun1 + -EL2.]
That part of the front of a coat etc. which is folded over towards either shoulder.
lapelled adjective (a) provided with a (specified kind of) lapel; (b) folded over so as to form a lapel: M18.

shawl (medicine)


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. 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.

<zoology> Shawl goat, the Cashmere goat.

Origin: Per. & Hind. Shal: cf. F. Chale.

Source: Websters Dictionary