Scarf vs. Shawl

By Jaxson

  • Scarf

    A scarf, plural scarves, is a piece of fabric worn around the neck for warmth, sun protection, cleanliness, fashion, or religious reasons. They can be made in a variety of different materials such as wool, cashmere, linen or cotton. It is a common type of neckwear.

  • Shawl

    A shawl (from Persian: lang-Urdu شال‎ shāl, which may be from Hindi: दुशाला duśālā, ultimately from Sanskrit: शाटी śāṭī) is a simple item of clothing, loosely worn over the shoulders, upper body and arms, and sometimes also over the head. It is usually a rectangular or square piece of cloth, which is often folded to make a triangle but can also be triangular in shape. Other shapes include oblong shawls.

Wikipedia

  • Scarf (noun)

    A long, often knitted, garment worn around the neck.

  • Scarf (noun)

    A headscarf.

  • Scarf (noun)

    A neckcloth or cravat.

  • Scarf (noun)

    A type of joint in woodworking.

  • Scarf (noun)

    A groove on one side of a sewing machine needle.

  • Scarf (noun)

    A dip or notch or cut made in the trunk of a tree to direct its fall when felling.

  • Scarf (verb)

    To throw on loosely; to put on like a scarf.

  • Scarf (verb)

    To dress with a scarf, or as with a scarf; to cover with a loose wrapping.

  • Scarf (verb)

    To shape by grinding.

  • Scarf (verb)

    To form a scarf on the end or edge of, as for a joint in timber, forming a “V” groove for welding adjacent metal plates, metal rods, etc.

  • Scarf (verb)

    To unite, as two pieces of timber or metal, by a scarf joint.

  • Scarf (verb)

    To eat very quickly.

    “You sure scarfed that pizza.”

  • Shawl (noun)

    A square or rectangular piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders.

    “She wears her shawl when it’s cold outside.”

  • Shawl (noun)

    A fold of wrinkled flesh under the lips and neck of a bloodhound, used in scenting.

  • Shawl (verb)

    To wrap in a shawl.

Wiktionary

  • Scarf (noun)

    a length or square of fabric worn around the neck or head

    “a silk scarf”

    “she tucked her woolly scarf around her neck”

  • Scarf (noun)

    a joint connecting two pieces of timber or metal in which the ends are bevelled or notched so that they fit over or into each other.

  • Scarf (noun)

    an incision made in the blubber of a whale.

  • Scarf (verb)

    join the ends of (two pieces of timber or metal) by bevelling or notching them so that they fit over or into each other

    “he forced me to scarf the keel timbers in watertight sections”

    “the scarfing follows the natural grain of the wood”

  • Scarf (verb)

    make an incision in the blubber of (a whale).

  • Scarf (verb)

    eat or drink (something) hungrily or enthusiastically

    “he scarfed down the waffles”

  • Shawl (noun)

    a piece of fabric worn by women over the shoulders or head or wrapped round a baby.

Oxford Dictionary
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