Whittle \Whit"tle\, n. [AS. hw[imac]tel, from hwit white; akin
to Icel. hv[imac]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.
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