shawl
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In a realistic 1870s monument for a member of the Piaggio family, a dead man’s widow, shown leaving the door of a tomb, is wearing an elaborate lace shawl and mourning through her sculpted eyelashes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
But several wore a red hat, scarf or shawl, recalling the designer's signature colour.
From Barron's ● Jan. 23, 2026
There’s the pink shawl that keeps getting taken away from her, and the dance-like physicality of her movements.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2025
Each dress came accompanied by a matching shawl that Ross would eventually toss to the stage to be retrieved by a waiting assistant who seemed to know precisely when it would happen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2025
Anna ran her old hands over the shawl in her lap.
From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff
Residents used shawls and umbrellas to protect themselves in open-air hallways.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
We scan an Italian alternative whose packaging gives you the impression those biscuits have been hand-made by peasant women wearing black shawls.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
Another, Ben Brierley, enlisted his family in making shawls.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 28, 2025
Other racks hold the matching skirts and pants as well as stylized denim shawls and double-breasted, patchwork coats she made for special occasions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2025
The men uncovered their heads and stepped back from the door, and the women gathered their shawls about their faces and cast down their eyes.
From "The Pearl" by John Steinbeck
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