Difference between Scarf and Shawl

What is the difference between Scarf and Shawl?

Scarf as a noun is a long, often knitted, garment worn around the neck. while Shawl as a noun is a square or rectangular piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders

Scarf

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A long, often knitted, garment worn around the neck. A headscarf. A type of joint in woodworking.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To throw on loosely; to put on like a scarf. To dress with a scarf, or as with a scarf; to cover with a loose wrapping. To eat very quickly. To shape by grinding.

Shawl

Part of speech: noun

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

We hope you now know whether to use Scarf or Shawl in your sentence.

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