- Whittle shawl
- Whittle Whit"tle, n. [AS. hw[=i]tel, from hwit white; akin to
Icel. hv[=i]till a white bed cover. See {White}.]
(a) A grayish, coarse double blanket worn by countrywomen, in
the west of England, over the shoulders, like a cloak or
shawl. --C. Kingsley.
(b) Same as {Whittle shawl}, below.
[1913 Webster]
{Whittle shawl}, a kind of fine woolen shawl, originally and especially a white one. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.