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First recorded in 1662, originally, of a type of scarf worn in Asia, from Urdu and other Indian languages, from Persian 'shal', sometimes said to be named after Shaliat, town in Indiawhere it was first manufactured.

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Sorry, a mantle of secrecy seems to have obscured this suranme from the annals of history.

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