‖ ˈsherwal rare.
[Arab. sharwāl: see sherryvallies.]
A kind of loose trousers worn in various Asiatic countries.
| 1844 tr. Maria T. Asmar's Mem. Babyl. Princess I. 44 My sherwals, or trowsers, were of crimson silk. Ibid. II. 148 Arraying myself in..a sadrieh, or jacket, of golden tissue, rose-coloured sherwals, a turban [etc.]. |