Persian marriage — Persian wedding traditions, despite its local and regional variations, like many other rituals in Persia goes back to the ancient Zoroastrian tradition.[citation needed] Though the concepts and theory of the marriage have changed drastically by… … Wikipedia
shawl — [ʃo:l US ʃo:l] n [Date: 1600 1700; : Persian; Origin: shal] a piece of cloth, in a square or ↑triangular shape, that is worn around the shoulders or head, especially by women … Dictionary of contemporary English
shawl — ► NOUN ▪ a large piece of fabric worn by women over the shoulders or head or wrapped round a baby. DERIVATIVES shawled adjective. ORIGIN Urdu and Persian, probably from Sh li t, a town in India … English terms dictionary
Shawl — A shawl (Persian شال, Shāl, from Sanskrit: साडी śāṭī [ [http://www.bartleby.com/61/39/S0323900.html Shawl in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000] ] ) is a simple item of clothing, loosely worn over the… … Wikipedia
shawl — I. noun Etymology: Persian shāl Date: 1662 a square or oblong usually fabric garment or wrapper used especially as a covering for the head or shoulders II. transitive verb Date: 1812 to wrap in or as if in a shawl … New Collegiate Dictionary
shawl — [17] The shawl was originally an Oriental garment – an oblong strip of cloth worn variously over the shoulders, round the waist, or as a turban, and supposedly woven from the hair of a species of Tibetan goat. Versions of it did not begin to be… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
shawl — /ʃɔl / (say shawl) noun a piece of material, worn as a covering for the shoulders, head, etc., chiefly by women, in place of coat or hat, sometimes as a decoration. {Persian shāl} …
shawl — [17] The shawl was originally an Oriental garment – an oblong strip of cloth worn variously over the shoulders, round the waist, or as a turban, and supposedly woven from the hair of a species of Tibetan goat. Versions of it did not begin to be… … Word origins
List of English words of Persian origin — As Indo European languages, English and Persian have many words of common Proto Indo European origin, and many of these cognate words often have similar forms. Examples of these include: English (Mother) and Persian (Madar), English (Father) and… … Wikipedia
shawled — shawl ► NOUN ▪ a large piece of fabric worn by women over the shoulders or head or wrapped round a baby. DERIVATIVES shawled adjective. ORIGIN Urdu and Persian, probably from Sh li t, a town in India … English terms dictionary
DRESS — In the Bible The biblical terms for clothing (Heb. בֶּגֶד, beged; כְּסוּת, kesut; לְבוּשׁ, levush) and the corresponding verbs are employed in connection with the cover of the body for warmth or reasons of modesty. Extensive use is also made of… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
